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Pilot license conversion from
non-FAA pilot license to FAA pilot license
Part 61.75 in the Federal Aviation Regulations
makes provision for licensed foreign pilots of
any ICAO member state to apply for an FAA Pilot
License, issued on the basis of your foreign
license.
Here are the steps to follow to
apply for, get a FAA pilot license, and activate
your FAA pilot license.
1. Go to
this website and download the PDF form:
http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/foreign_license_verification/
2. Fill out the form and send it to
the FAA along with copies of your foreign
license, an English transcript of your license
(if necessary), and a copy of your medical
certificate or endorsements (make sure all
documents are current according to your
governments civil aviation authority rules).
Send to: Airmen Certification Branch, AFS-760,
PO BOX 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0082 or
fax the form and documents to (405) 954-9922.
3. Please put the Orlando Flight
Standards District Office, FSDO SO-15, as the
location where you intend to make application
for your FAA pilot license if you fly into
Orlando.
Please put the Miami
Flight Standards District Office, FSDO-19, as the
location where you intend to make application
for your FAA pilot license if you fly into
Miami.
4. Once
the documents have been received by the FAA (via postal
mail or fax), please allow 60 days for
processing.
Note for UK
pilots: The Data Protection Act now requires
your permission for the CAA to release any
information to the FAA. Please check with the
appropriate authorities (CAA) before submitting
your 61-75 form to the FAA.
5.
After the FAA has processed your request, they
will send you a Letter of Authenticity. You must
bring this letter with you when you arrive at
the FSDO. Please make sure you also bring all
other pilot documentation with you as well (ie:
foreign PPL, English transcript, medical
certificate or endorsement, logbook) and a
picture ID (ie: Driver's License, passport).
6. You will need to
register for an IACRA account before seeing the
FAA inspector at the FSDO to get your new
FAA pilot license. IACRA stands for Integrated
Airman Certification and Rating Application and
is the system the FAA uses each time a
pilot applies for a new airman certificate or
rating. Here are the steps to follow:
A -
Go to http://iacra.faa.gov/iacr
B - Read
through any notices or other important
information on the home page.
C - Click
the button labeled: "Register" located on the
right-hand side of the home page.
D -
Click on "Applicant" and then click "Next".
E - The very first question which asks you
if you currently hold an airman certificate,
click the button labeled "No".
F -
Fill in all of the personal information,
security questions and answers, user name and
password, etc. and then click "Register".
You will then be assigned an "FTN": The FTN
(FAA Tracking Number) is assigned to you by the
FAA after you complete your registration in
IACRA. Please record your FTN as it will be
required later by your instructor and/or
certifying officer. Write your FTN in your
logbook where it will be accessible any-time you
need it.
7. Upon your arrival in
the U.S., SkyBlue Jet Aviation will set up a
meeting for you with a local Designated Pilot
Examiner. The examiner will then look over all
of your documentation and issue your temporary
FAA pilot license.
8.
Then you must
complete a flight review with one of our
instructor pilots who will endorse your
logbook. This will activate your FAA pilot
license.
Note: This will only convert
your license to a US pilot license issued on the
basis of your foreign pilot license, therefore
any restrictions you have on your foreign
license (example: "no night flights authorized")
will carry over to your converted US/FAA
License.
If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact us.
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