I would check with the FSDO I don't think that the foreign
pilot needs an instructor endorsement to take the FP IR
test. The ATP does not for any pilot the first time.



"tscottme" wrote in message
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| "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
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