you will most likely get other responses.. and even if you approach a US CFI
it may be best for him to contact the local FSDO on how to proceed.

for what you have, for the US ticket to be valid, the Canadian ticket must
be valid, and for it to be valid I would presume you need a Canadian medical
certificate, not US.

I'm thinking your best solution, with the FSDO (Flight Standards District
Office) concurrence, would be to get a US Class III "Student medical", go
get current with a CFI for solo, practice up and take a FULL US PVT PILOT
checkride. Yes that would mean the written also. But you can then "dump" the
Canadian ticket. (except for use if you ever move back), I'm sure based on
logged hours, you will just need to get what you need to pass the check ride
and not all 40hrs as required by US FARs

Are you now a US citizen? or still a Canadian.?

I'm going through the same thing here. A US Citizen and AF Officer, held a
Canadian Glider ticket in his youth, (requires medical), he then got the US
Glider ticket based on the Canadian certificate so he needs to meet the
requirements of the Canadian Certificate for the US Glider ticket to be
valid.

When he got a US PP Airplane certificate, the Glider was not added. He also
now flies USAF Jets, had Commercial and Instrument privileges on his US FAA
ticket, but not glider. For him to fly a US glider on his US glider ticket,
his Canadian ticket must be valid. (which it is currently not)

We will work him as a US add-on rating for the Commercial Glider
certificate, when he completes his FAA Glider check ride he will be able to
add the Comm Glider to the US Certificate and lose the requirement to
maintain the Canadian certificate.

Oh what a complicated web we weave.
BT

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Hi guys,

I'm in a little bit of a quandry and I'm looking for some help in
unravelling this little tapestry of trans-border red tape.

I'm a Canadian citizen living permanently in the US. I hold a Canadian
Private Pilot's license (night endorsed), and I received a US
reciprocal license in 2000 when I moved to NYC.

I have not flown since 2002 and want to get things going again. I am
therefore no longer current in either country.

My US reciprocal license says I need to have a current Canadian
license, but I don't plan on ever returning to Canada, thus how can I
get this straightened out down here? CAN I get it straightened out
down here for that matter?

Next up is the 3rd class medical. It's valid in Canada for another
month, but it's not been valid in the US for 3 years (validity is 5
years within Canada and 2 years outside the country). Can I get an FAA
medical or must I return to the Great White North and go through
everything up there?

Finally, if I get my Canadian currency/recency back, must I then go
through a BFR down here, or will a U.S. BFR satisfy the Canadians?

This is all becoming very confusing! Maybe I ought to just do the
flight test and written test down here and have done with it once and
for all!

Thanks in advance.

Blue skies and calm winds

Regards,
Peter Dougherty

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