Instrument Rating Foreign Pilot

"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

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
|
ups.com...
| 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.
|
| --
|
| Scott
|
|

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
news
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.


I don't mean to indicate a foreign ATP needs an instructor endorsement. My
emphasis was on making sure everyone, applicant, tester, etc. not confuse
the IR Airplane written test for the IR-Foreign Pilot written test. My
experience showed that people that should know better would often confuse
the common IR test for the less common IR test. Just because the written
tests are almost nearly identical, one will not substitute for the other
test.

--

Scott

That is very true. Paperwork is the most important thing to
the FAA.



"tscottme" wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news | 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.
|
|
| I don't mean to indicate a foreign ATP needs an instructor
endorsement. My
| emphasis was on making sure everyone, applicant, tester,
etc. not confuse
| the IR Airplane written test for the IR-Foreign Pilot
written test. My
| experience showed that people that should know better
would often confuse
| the common IR test for the less common IR test. Just
because the written
| tests are almost nearly identical, one will not substitute
for the other
| test.
|
| --
|
| Scott
|
|