Converting non-US certificate to US

Roy,

the procedure to take a non-US pilot certificate to a US
one.


Well, is you aim a US certificate based on a valid foreign certificate
or do you want to end up with a full US certificate independent of the
foreign license?

The FAA website spells out the details, but basically for the former,
you need to apply to the FAA in advance, which will check if you hold a
valid foreign certificate. After that, go to an FSDO and collect the US
certificate. After that, do a flight review and you're good to go.

For the latter, you need to apply for training with the TSA first.
Then, you basically need to go through the full training and all tests
- except that all training received for your foreign certificate
counts. In essence, you might end up needing to do only the 3 hours
required in preparation for the test.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)