"gwengler" wrote in message
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I need to get my FAA license upgraded. Currently it is ME, VFR, based
on my Canadian ME IFR ATPL. To have it include IFR, I have to write
the FAA Knowledge Test "Instrument Rating - Foreign Pilot (IFP)". I
cannot find/google what exactly is being tested for the IFP: Is it
questions from the whole IFR question catalogue or is it questions
pertaining only to certain areas like "instrument flight rules and
related procedures"?
Any idea anyone?
Gerd

I worked for a large flight school that administered written tests. One
thing that came up pretty often was confusion between the Instrument-Foreign
Pilot written test and the more common Instrument Rating Airplane written
test. While the two written tests cover virtually the exact same FAA
questions, they are not the same test. It was pretty common for
flight/ground instructors to sign off a student to take the conventional IR
test when the student should have received the IR-Foreign Pilot sign off.

Make sure your paperwork clearly indicates your test is the test you expect.
If you study for one test you will be prepared to pass either test, but the
sign off and the FAA paperwork does distinguish between the two tests. We
would get students signed off for the IR-Airplane when they needed the IR-FP
test. One authorization doesn't cover both tests. Even had they passed the
incorrect IR written test, it probably would have been caught by the FAA.
Instead of receiving the license in the mail sever weeks later, you could
receive notice of a mistake. It's a pretty small detail, but it's quicker
to prevent than fix after the fact.

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Scott