Any US pilots flying in Switzerland?

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Any US pilots flying in Switzerland?

How hard is it to fly in Switzerland with FAA certificates? Anyone have experience with "Validation of a foreign license" which is good for 1 year or "Conversion of a BASA FAA licence to EASA Part-FCL PPL Licence"

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hexachrome

monero.town

As long as you find an N-Number (US registered) aircraft in Switzerland, then you don't need to bother with any Swiss pilot license regulations. You can just fly them with your US certificate.

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lemmy.world

It sounds like that's no longer the case for the EU. https://www.iaopa.eu/contentServlet/iaopa-europe-enews-february-2022

It's not clear to me if that includes EASA members that are non-EU, like Switzerland.

hexachrome reply

monero.town

Bummer, I wasn't aware of that change. Seems like it still would be OK for tourists/non-residents though.