thecolster
Ive already looked into this and it seems straight forward. First checkout this website
http://www.casa.gov.au this is the official Oz CAA type website, loads of info on converting your licence. An easy way is to take your licence with some ID and your log book and medical certificate, fill out form213(
http://www.casa.gov.au/prod/manuals/...cl/form213.pdf can be found on the website and downloaded, its in pdf format)take this and about 50 aus dollars to a local CASA office and they will issue a special pilots licence see:
http://www.casa.gov.au/avreg/fcl_lic/overbr.htm valdating your licence and ratings in Oz. This requires no tests or exams, but it is only vald for about 3 or 6 months. I strongly rcommend looking around the casa website as it has loads of info on flying in oz with procedures and RT examples, particulaly look for VFR flight guides these are excellent.
Then just find a suitable aero club to rent an aircraft and get a normal CFI checkout and off you go. As a suggestion you could try
http://www.yellowpages.com.au/ then do a search on aero clubs and choose what city or state/territory you will be going to, then just give them a call. Also you could put up a post in dunnado and Godzone for an aero club.
Hope this answers your question,
[This message has been edited by N.P.H (edited 17 June 2001)editted to fix the web links.]
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