Chaps and chapesses!
I currently have:
(i) Total time 600+hrs
(ii) EASA PPL & UK CAA IMC national rating (30 hours logged instrument time)
(iii) An FAA licence (issued "on the basis of" my EASA licence)
(iv) A Transport Canada PPL & ME (70 hours multi)
My primary objective is to obtain a stand-alone (i.e. not "on the basis of") FAA PPL & ME Instrument, as i undertake most of my flying in the USA nowadays (Europe is so expensive).
i have been advised that the expeditious (and economical) way to achieve this would be to
(i) Pitch up at a US flight school with
my FAA licence (issued "on the basis of" my EASA licence)
A current FAA second class medical
My current EASA licence together with my current EASA medical
A verification of a foreign licence document
(ii) Undertake training for a multi-instrument licence leading to MEI check-ride and, ultimately, a MEI endorsement to my existing FAA "on the basis of" licence.
(iii) Undertake and complete training for a Part 61 Multi-Engine Commercial Pilot Course, leading to an FAA CPL
The completion of the FAA CPL will lead to the issuance of a stand-alone, never to expire, FAA licence, i.e. no longer dependant on the validity of my EASA licence.
Does anyone out there have an opinion on the ins/outs rights/wrongs of this route?
many thanks, people
rmdr2