Flying in another country
Posted by Traditional_Pace9238@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 19 comments
Hey yall im a CFII MEI in the US and im considering trying to move to another country maybe just for a year or 2(who knows maybe longer if i like it). I’ve always wanted to live abroad for a bit and my life here has honestly just gone up in flames recently so its kinda made me consider leaving a bit more. Wanted to know if there’s some countries with easier license transfer where I don’t need to retake every checkride again along with perhaps less intense medicals. I had a family member who flew all over the world in Europe Africa and Asia working for companies or governments in those areas. Never got the chance to ask him how he did it before he passed.
drain-angel@reddit
Looking at your post history seems like you bunged up big time.
Given your current experience and history maybe Susi in Indonesia could work out - assuming no right to work/other citizenship anywhere else. That being said it can be dangerous given that the insurgents cant stop shooting at their planes.
Africa maybe, I've heard of some bush jobs there and there was some NGO that was hiring pilots not too long ago.
Traditional_Pace9238@reddit (OP)
Sexually assaulted by instructor at a bar last thing I remembered, woke up in my car. Soul crushing devistation
No_Mastodon8524@reddit
Find an instructor in country. Have them do a check out and convert your license. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be.
minfremi@reddit
I wish it was that easy to convert my FAA ATP to Japan’s license.
Davito32@reddit
Depends heavily on the country. You can't do that in Europe for example.
Traditional_Pace9238@reddit (OP)
Where’d you do that?
ltcterry@reddit
In most places you have to do the same thing as anyone local did. Same written tests. Same practical tests.
You get credit for your flight time.
EASA has something like 800 hours of mandatory ground school for the 13 tests.
Before you think this is unfair, foreigners coming to the US have to do the same things you did to get FAA certs. Except Canada gets a deal. In both directions.
You’ll burn your year trying to convert.
drowninginidiots@reddit
The bigger issue is if you’re wanting to do this for work, you have to have the right to work in that country. Unless you have dual citizenship that’s pretty tough to get.
nickjohnson@reddit
If you're expecting to own a plane - why not buy or import an N-reg one? Then you can fly on your existing license.
Apprehensive_Cost937@reddit
Even that's not universally true anymore.
In Europe, that loophole has been closed a few years ago, so now if you live in EU (or UK), you need an EASA/UK licence in addition to the FAA one to fly N-reg in Europe.
BozoThePilot@reddit
I've flown outside of the US on the other side of the world. What country are you talking about?
Many are quite easy to validate to a PPL level. Some require a checkride, like EASA. Unless you say which country or even just the region it's going to be hard to give you accurate advice.
Apprehensive_Cost937@reddit
You first need to get the right to live and work in that country (visa/citizenship).
Licence conversion is the easy part of the process.
RealCaptain_Duh@reddit
It isn't clear if your looking to fly for fun or as a job.
If it is as a job, the first question you should ask yourself is: "Where do I have the right to work?"
Traditional_Pace9238@reddit (OP)
Fly for work
BagOfMoneyNoChange@reddit
I hear Iran has loosened their criteria.
Traditional_Pace9238@reddit (OP)
Might be one of the worst places to be rn
BagOfMoneyNoChange@reddit
You don't say? Any particular reason why?
Traditional_Pace9238@reddit (OP)
Odd meteorological phenomena, explosive rain
rFlyingTower@reddit
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Hey yall im a CFII MEI in the US and im considering trying to move to another country maybe just for a year or 2(who knows maybe longer if i like it). I’ve always wanted to live abroad for a bit and my life here has honestly just gone up in flames recently so its kinda made me consider leaving a bit more. Wanted to know if there’s some countries with easier license transfer where I don’t need to retake every checkride again along with perhaps less intense medicals. I had a family member who flew all over the world in Europe Africa and Asia working for companies or governments in those areas. Never got the chance to ask him how he did it before he passed.
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