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Old 2nd May 2012, 19:50
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61.19(h)

Paper non-temporary 61.75's became invalid in 2010 I believe. CFR cfr 61.19(h) refers.. the 2013 deadline refers to CFR parts 63 and 65 i think unless perhaps the original deadline got extended?

There is no FSDO outside of USA. There are two FAA DPE in UK/Eu that report to New York FSDO that I believe can issue temporary 61.75 (real one comes later in the post) but the fee is not far off the airfare and you still have to go through all of the verification process and cough up 44 quid to the uk caa to get a FAA letter that is only valid 6 months regardless.

Note also that the good old days of walking into a fsdo and getting a 61.75 while you wait are long gone. Almost every fsdo requires you to schedule an appointment now. You have to nominate which FSDO will receive the copy letter when you apply for the verification as well, but there is slack in that, if you have to go to an alternate FSDO they can fax the letter to your alternate

Short answer - no you can't duck the hoops to get a plastic 61.75. SoCal is right, the real answer is to get an unrestricted FAA cert. Even that is a minefield of conflicting TSA information/visa issues but its a once only pain. I am just going through that at the moment even though I did the plastic 61.75 hoops last summer. Planning on a private check ride in a few weeks in fact.

BTW - a newly issued 61.75 requires you to undertake a BFR before you can use it regardless of your currency/recency on your 'home' licence
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