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Old 3rd Oct 2017, 02:35
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Well that's good news that an Air Law exam is no longer required and the process seems to have been simplified under Part 61. Obviously CASA recognise the CAA training and qualifications as being up to standard, so there should be no problem in having the EASA licence recognised. The BFR is still a requirement and obviously no club is going to let you fly one of their aircraft without a check-out, so these can be combined under the judgement of the CFI. I think they would likely ask (quite) a few pertinent questions specific to Oz air law regulations during the oral but anyone in their right mind would have read up on those anyway, instead of just blundering around with differing rules. The EASA licence should have the English proficiency on it and this is recognised by CASA, so long as it is 4 or better. Cirrus is correct about AVID or ASIC but, unfortunately, Kalgoorlie is an RPT airport so an ASIC is required, with all the attendant nonsense. CASA talk about 4 to 6 weeks for the issue of an initial ASIC but I think we all know the truth and, of course, they will not issue a licence without either an AVID or ASIC.
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