I wrote to the Direction Aviation Civile Nord to ask the following questions:
1) can I use an IMC rating in France
2) Can I fly a G reg plane IFR exercising the privileges of an FAA IR while in French airspace
Can someone help me decypher this reply please?
Secondly, to fly on a F registered aircraft, a French validation of your FAA- licence is needed in order to use your FAA Instrument and Multi-engined Ratings (as a private aim only). However, to perform this validation, a copy of a valid resident card in a non-EEE state and other documents are requested.
Finally, if you want to pilot a G registered aircraft in French airspace with your FAA Instrument and Multi-engined Ratings, a British validation is requested.
What exactly is a validation that is being talked about?
Rgds
EA
PS No you can't use the IMC rating in France...but it was worth a try
