But if you get a full US certificate via the bilateral treaty you can do everything in the US, easy. And the exam is on US air law, so more relevant. I think I am understanding why I have not been following what you were explaining (apologies). You are working on the assumption that I apply for a n...

You seem to be getting decent advise so I can just post my hairless nonsense. Traveling back to Canada and deciding where to get your currency back might be the hardest part. As long as you fly regularly and don't have a school that is too busy for you the flying should go fairly well. You just nee...

No need for a PSTAR either. You do need to take the FAA equivalent, for the licence conversion though.

Not sure I follow - I already have a US private certificate. Are you thinking I need to go through the process again?

I did read the link. The only reason I thought the process might have changed is that when I did it in 2008, I received a private certificate with "on the basis of" language and did not write any test. The link you sent implied a Canadian specific test. I had read before an older version of the agre...

Thanks yes I see the procedure changed in 2015. But isn't that predicated on me having a valid TCCA license? And do get valid I would need to do the Canadian 5+ year requirements above? If I don't want to go to Canada and do PSTAR, flight review, medical I was thinking a check ride and written would...

Thanks for the replies. My US license says "on basis of Canadian..." When I got it I didn't have to write any tests (not required for private). They just verified my Canadian license and medical. From reading the FARs further I understand that either a medical from country of issuance or FAA medical...

So, I got my private licence in Canada in 2008. Shortly after I got an FAA private certificate on the basis of my Canadian licence as I was thinking of flying while down in the US but never did. After about 2010 I never did any flying - life got in way (aka lack of money). Now, I want to get back in...

So, I got my private licence in Canada in 2008. Shortly after I got an FAA private certificate on the basis of my Canadian licence as I was thinking of flying while down in the US but never did. After about 2010 I never did any flying - life got in way (aka lack of money). Now, I want to get back in...