Aircraft Hire USA
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G'day!
Am planning flying trip in USA later this month and am looking for a Piper Dakota or Arrow to rent for a week or so.
Am landing at LAX, but am able to rent from pretty much anywhere.
Advice appreciated!
Cheers,
GWAS
Am planning flying trip in USA later this month and am looking for a Piper Dakota or Arrow to rent for a week or so.
Am landing at LAX, but am able to rent from pretty much anywhere.
Advice appreciated!
Cheers,
GWAS
And I believe that the 'temporary certificate' will then only be valid for 6 weeks ? ( that's what I was told the first time I encountered this nonsense - so I stopped right there. )
Next visit you have to do it all again, and I visit annually.
All in the too hard basket.
I used to enjoy the occasional flight in the USA, and I actually have an FAA certificate that was once permanently predicated on the validity of my current foreign licence - not any more, see above - the Anti-Terrorist policy of a certain ( unnamed here ) recent US Ex-President has certainly ruined all that, I can wait until I get home again.
Next visit you have to do it all again, and I visit annually.
All in the too hard basket.
I used to enjoy the occasional flight in the USA, and I actually have an FAA certificate that was once permanently predicated on the validity of my current foreign licence - not any more, see above - the Anti-Terrorist policy of a certain ( unnamed here ) recent US Ex-President has certainly ruined all that, I can wait until I get home again.
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Temp certificate , issued under 61.75 is actually valid 120 days pending issue of permanent certificate: My perm. certificate recently took 90 days to be issued.(If perm licence doesn't arrive within 120 days they will, on request issue another temp cert , I believe by fax if requested.)
I should imagine that as gwas has nominated Long Beach FSDO she is well up with the ramifications of applying for a 61.75 'based-on' FAA cert.
Cusco
I should imagine that as gwas has nominated Long Beach FSDO she is well up with the ramifications of applying for a 61.75 'based-on' FAA cert.
Cusco
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(If perm licence doesn't arrive within 120 days they will, on request issue another temp cert , I believe by fax if requested.)
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California Flight Center (California Flight Center, Inc.) and Angel City Flyers (Professional Flight Training at Long Beach Airport | Angel City Flyers, Inc.) both at Long Beach come highly recommended - top aircraft at good prices. Might not have the Pipers though 
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Just want to say big thanks to everyone who offered advice to me. Am sitting at LAX right now, on the way home, after a fabulous, easy trip to the USA...
After faxing the app to Oklahoma, I was handed over to my nominated FSDO, in Long Beach. I made an appointment, they gave me a brief interview, printed out a licence - free of charge (I'd paid CASA $50 for a letter verifying my details, which they'd faxed to the wrong office!) and called me a taxi to the airport.
The licence is valid for 120 days, and the only condition was that I'd have to do a check-ride from the flight school from which I'd be hiring the a/c.
The USA is an amazing place to fly, with FBOs everywhere providing advice, maps, free coffee (and in one case, popcorn!). ATC take a "hey, we work for you" attitude. The whole country is set up for GA.
Am already planning next trip......
GWAS
After faxing the app to Oklahoma, I was handed over to my nominated FSDO, in Long Beach. I made an appointment, they gave me a brief interview, printed out a licence - free of charge (I'd paid CASA $50 for a letter verifying my details, which they'd faxed to the wrong office!) and called me a taxi to the airport.
The licence is valid for 120 days, and the only condition was that I'd have to do a check-ride from the flight school from which I'd be hiring the a/c.
The USA is an amazing place to fly, with FBOs everywhere providing advice, maps, free coffee (and in one case, popcorn!). ATC take a "hey, we work for you" attitude. The whole country is set up for GA.
Am already planning next trip......
GWAS
