Flying in Yankyland! (no offence meant)

[GWidgery]

Flying with a JAA PPL in the states.

I'm planing to take a holiday (vacation) to the USA this summer and would like to do some (cheap) flying over there! What are the necessary steps to being able to do this?

Do i need a complete licence conversion to the FAA PPL or will just a "checkride" suffice?

Many thanks
GWidgery

[Flyin'Dutch']

All good stuff but apart from the bit on the medical.

You need either an FAA medical OR a medical valid with your JAR licence.

[gcolyer]

I have said this a million times before. When I got my FAA PPL based on my JAA, the FAA FISDO in Albany isisted that I had an FAA medical. Now I know this is not a law but the FAA can deny the application if you don't do what they say.

Don't get me wrong I like dealing with the FAA far more than the JAA. Much cheaper and not so many hoops to jumpo through.

Oh and flying in the US is great fun.

[Pitts2112]

Oh, and by the way. Americans don't like being referred to as "Yanky". It's "Yankee"! :)
And only in the northeast! Call a southerner a Yankee and you'll find out what rednecks are REALLY all about. It may have been over 140 years ago, but they're still a bit touchy on the subject.
Pitts2112
who is one

[StillStanding]

I'm sure that initial flight training requires a visa and TSA clearance, but less sure about ratings. This is from a flight school web site in Florida:

"Training of Foreign Nationals holding a current license: Flight reviews, proficiency checks, tailwheel, high-performance, and complex endorsements are EXEMPT from the new TSA rules."

[balboa]

I'm off over there soon- can you just steam into major airports such as Las Vegas with minimum fuss and no fees or is it more complicated than that?