FAA CPL usage in Europe
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From: UK
While you're waiting for a an answer from someone who's more closely involved, I can offer a couple of possibilities.
1) They're flying N-reg aircraft commercially.
2) They're flying as private pilots in G-reg aircraft.
3) They have authorisation from the the CAA to use the FAA licence commercially in G-reg aircraft (max. of 1 year I understand).
BG
1) They're flying N-reg aircraft commercially.
2) They're flying as private pilots in G-reg aircraft.
3) They have authorisation from the the CAA to use the FAA licence commercially in G-reg aircraft (max. of 1 year I understand).
BG
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From: UK
Is it really grey?
Flying with an FAA CPL as a PPL and getting a 12 month validation is all in LASORS - assuming LASORS isn't "grey" but that's a different problem
The N-Reg aircraft is potentially open to abuse - the mainstream rules are written for airliners that are passing through, but some have/are attempting to base aircraft in Europe permanently when they're N-registered.
As I understand it, in the UK you need an authorisation from the Government (Dept of Transport, Customs, Home Office - something like that) to use a foreign registered aircraft here for an extended period....
There have been other threads on that, but it's not a pilot issue, it's an operator issue.
Bg
Flying with an FAA CPL as a PPL and getting a 12 month validation is all in LASORS - assuming LASORS isn't "grey" but that's a different problem
The N-Reg aircraft is potentially open to abuse - the mainstream rules are written for airliners that are passing through, but some have/are attempting to base aircraft in Europe permanently when they're N-registered.
As I understand it, in the UK you need an authorisation from the Government (Dept of Transport, Customs, Home Office - something like that) to use a foreign registered aircraft here for an extended period....
There have been other threads on that, but it's not a pilot issue, it's an operator issue.
Bg
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From: The Blue nowhere
To stir the pot a little. I have both tickets but happen to know a lot of people out there are flying on FAA tickets on N reg, fair enough, but also EI/G reg while getting paid. Can we get paid for private flying? The FAR says no.
Some of us jump through all the hoops others don't bother, are the CAA/IAA interested in stopping it, no! Will the FAA check N reg aircraft outside the US very rarely.
Why bother doing it right?
Lunar.
Some of us jump through all the hoops others don't bother, are the CAA/IAA interested in stopping it, no! Will the FAA check N reg aircraft outside the US very rarely.
Why bother doing it right?
Lunar.
