As I have said in an earlier posting I have e-mailed the FCC asking for clarification. To date they have not replied, when they do I will post what they say.

It seems to me that the FCC could require pilots to have a certificate if they fly aircraft FROM the USA to foreign parts. I really fail to see what jurisdiction the FCC has within a foreign country such as the UK. If flights do not begin or end in the USA I don't believe the FCC can require pilots to have an FCC licence. It's a question of jurisdiction. The situation could never arise that someone from the FCC could check you at Biggin Hill, for example, and prosecute you for not having an FCC licence. What offence could there be in the UK and what court could deal with it?

Regards,

Chopperpilot47

Thanks for the links MattPilot, much appreciated. Does make you wonder why only about 1000 people have this licence when there must be 10's of thousands of FAA licences issued to people all over the world who fly in ICAO countries.
ChopperPilot has a point as well, what jurisdiction does the FAA have when your flying outside of the USA. Could this be a grey area that needs investigation? Is there any regulations inforced by the ICAO agreement? It will be interesting to hear Chopperpilots reply from his email.
Has anyone got any first hand experience of this situation or have been "Ramp Checked"

Once again, thanks for the links Mattpilot.

LB :ok:

Lightning Boy,

We are not talking about the FAA here, we are talking about the FCC. Out of interest there is nobody from the FAA or FCC in the UK authorised to do ramp checks.

Regards,

Chopperpilot47

not very high, me thinks :) - Although i must admit i've been checked 3 times sofar (in the US) within 2 years. Maybe thats why i'm so careful? :rolleyes: