PPL CAA to FAA conversion procedure?

Cheers, again – very helpful.

Thanks
Johnny

It is possible to make this more complex than it actually is.

If you hold a JAA licence, you qualify for an FAA licence without further exams or flight test (or finger-prints). Such a licence, issued under what is known as “FAR 61.75” requires the following process.

1) Pay fee to CAA so that when asked by the FAA, they will authenticate your CAA/JAA licence. About £19 I think

2) E-mail FAA applying for FAA licence and providing CAA/JAA licence details.

3) The FAA now checks with the CAA that your licence is valid. When confirmed, they come back to you and ask you to nominate an FAA Field office (FSDO) at which you wish your licence issuing. Now comes the tricky bit. There are no FSDOs outside the US any more, so you need to be visiting the US to collect the licence.

4) Turn up at your nominated FSDO on the nominated date. Show passport, CAA/JAA licence and medical, and receive FAA licence with all class ratings endorsed over. No fee.

Hope this helps.

Cheers DBW, a great help.

There is a FAA school at Norwich that does the conversion, written and flight test for the full works or the necessary paperwork based on a JAR PPL. They can even do the fingerprint bit!

Telephone 01603 301991.