Can you get your FAA ATPL from anywhere in Canada?

[flyinggirl]

I am trying to gather some info asap for a friend.
Can you get your FAA ATPL from any schools in Canada? I know you can do FAA medicals in Canada but can you get you get the ATPL done at any affiliated schools in Canada?
Thanks.....

[straightpilot]

Your question doesn't make sense. If you hold a Canadian ATPL you can convert it to a self-standing FAA ATP if you:

- get a verification letter
- do an FAA medical
- write the ACP
- visit a FSDO in the USA
- do a BFR

For your convenience, you could write the ACP at a Canadian FTU, I suppose. The rest you do yourself.

[Beefitarian]

Rumour is if you just want the American license there are many less expensive FTUs in the US.

[straightpilot]

If you just want an FAA Private Pilot Certificate, based upon your foreign ICAO Canadian PPL or CPL or ATPL, you can get on via FAR 61.75 if you

- get the verification letter
- visit a FSDO

No medical, no written test, no flight test required. You should probably do a BFR, though.

An FAA PPL issued IAW FAR 61.75 allows you to act as PIC of an US registered aircraft outside of Canada.

[flyinggirl]

Well, my friend holds an FAA COMM license and was sched to go to the USA to obtain the ATPL as he meets all the requirements now. 3 days before his departure the school told him he needs a TSA clearance, but he was told by TSA that since it wasnt initial training he would not require it. Now the school has withdrawn him. He only has a certain amount of time available to obtain this ATPL on his time off. Yes, he could just go there and deal with it, but if it takes 3 weeks or something to get the TSA clearance then he basiclly will have no time left to do the training. So we were just looking for other options.........