I got a temporary airman certificate in Arizona two days ago, with no advance notice, no problems at all. Just show them your license, medical and photo id, and fill in a form.
A related question:
The certificate states that "all limitations and restrictions of the UK pilot license apply". This means that if you don't have a night rating on your UK license, you can't fly at night in the US, for example.
I have a basic PPL. I'd like to fly at night in the US (after appropriate training, of course). I'd also like to fly a complex aircraft (retractable, fixed-pitch). My US license won't allow this unless my UK license does. So, the question is, can a US (FAA-certified) flight instructor endorse me to fly at night, or to fly complex aircraft, on my UK JAA license? If the answer is No, it seems that the only other way I can do this is to take the FAA written test and PPL skills test, to get an FAA license which is not based on my JAA license - is this correct?
Thanks
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