Canadian ATPL conversion to American help

[Altsel]

Hey guys, just curious how one goes about obtaining an American ATPL when you have a Canadian one, and what is entailed in the process. Exams, flight tests etc........


THanks for your help. Cheers

[Panama Jack]

Suggest you do a "Search".

[Hedley]

fill out this form, print it off, and fax it to the FAA in OKC at 405 954 9922 along with photocopies of your pilot license and medical.

The FAA mails you back a verification letter, after it checks with Transport. You get an FAA medical, write the conversion written test, drive to a FSDO, pick it up, and get a BFR.

[TG]

Go there:
http://www.airrichelieu.com/en/about-us.html
Scroll down and click on "FAA LICENCES" bottom left corner and you will read this with all pertinent links which I couldn't not include here.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONVERSION OF CANADIAN LICENCES (TCCA) INTO AMERICAN LICENCES (FAA)

1. Obtain a letter from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) verifying the authenticity of your Canadian licence; In order to do so, you must:
1. Fill out form 8060-71 and fax it to 405-954-9922;
2. Provide the location of the Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) where you intend to retrieve your licence (If Albany, NY is your chosen FSDO, please note in box 11: ‘Albany FSDO in Latham, NY’;
1. You will receive your verification of authenticity letter by mail;
2. This process may take up to 45 days.
2. Obtain an American medical certificate (First Class for an Airline Pilot Licence, Second Class for a Commercial Pilot Licence and a Third Class for a Private Pilot Licence). A list providing names and addresses of all aviation medical examiners (AME) are listed here.
3. Take and pass at AIR RICHELIEU a written examination on air law and communication.
1. To write the exam you MUST bring with you: your passport, driver's licence, your canadian medical and licence and the letter received in 2.1.
2. You must obtain a score of minimum 70% on a 40 questions exam;
3. Subjects to be studied for those exams can be requested by email.

In possession of those three documents, you will be able to take an appointment with your chosen FSDO.

Should the Albany FSDO be the chosen one, please make an appointment with Mrs Colleen M. McGrady. However, before doing so, it is strongly recommended to:

* Email Mrs McGrady the following scanned documents:
o Your authentification letter received from Oklahoma City;
o Your written test(s) result(s);
o Your FAA medical certificate;
o Your Canadian licence and medical;
o Las page of your personal log book.
* Fill out section III of the following form 8710-1 so you can save some time on site.

This Airman Certificate (Licence) is a full licence, without any restriction and not based on the basis of your Canadian licence.

All ratings applied on your Canadian airline transport pilot licence (including all type ratings but excluding flight instructor and float) will be transferred on your American airline transport pilot licence.

The instrument rating included on your Canadian commercial licence WILL NOT BE transferred on your American commercial licence; A separate IFR conversion exam must be written.

* NEW: you must have the English proficiency written on your Canadian licence before faxing it along form 8060-71

I know, it should be spelled license.

All the things that need to be studied can be found at the URL below, with another set of explanations if you didn't understand what's above
http://www.gleim.com/aviation/online/cr ... utline.php

And only for the Avcanada search engine:
-FAA Pilot Certificate Conversion for Canadian Pilots
-ATPL conversion to FAA
-CANADIAN LICENCES (TCCA) INTO AMERICAN LICENCES (FAA)
-CANADIAN LICENSES (TCCA) INTO AMERICAN LICENSES (FAA)



I did it in 2008 and Mrs Colleens was very friendly. First person I met which had an impressive Heterochromia (I let you goggle this one)

[wetair]

Just got my FAA CPL with Multi Instrument and it was easier than anything here has listed. Did the form to Oklahoma City, waited for my Verification Letter in the mail. The next trip I made to the US I made an appointment with the local FSDO and filled out an Airman Application form, they took copies of my Canadian CPL and passport and I took home a temp. Airman Certificate. Of course it is based on a current and valid Canadian CPL so it's essentially a foreign validation. If you want a stand alone US Airman Certificate without the foreign validation the previous posts sound about right. Call OKC if you have any questions or any FSDO, they are really friendly and I'm not being sarcastic.

[Altsel]

Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated, and as for you Panama jack.............search how to be a dick in one click............

[TG]

I wouldn't not criticize Panama Jack, he is right.
All we wrote in this particular topic has been rehearsed a few time here.
For the fun I typed " Canadian conversion to FAA" on the search and it came up with 15 pages. Not all are relevant and the first one is about what's in here but still, probably more than enough to dig around

[dieselbro]

Just got my FAA CPL with Multi Instrument and it was easier than anything here has listed. Did the form to Oklahoma City, waited for my Verification Letter in the mail. The next trip I made to the US I made an appointment with the local FSDO and filled out an Airman Application form, they took copies of my Canadian CPL and passport and I took home a temp. Airman Certificate. Of course it is based on a current and valid Canadian CPL so it's essentially a foreign validation. If you want a stand alone US Airman Certificate without the foreign validation the previous posts sound about right. Call OKC if you have any questions or any FSDO, they are really friendly and I'm not being sarcastic.

You have a PM with some questions of you don't mind answering them. Thanks.

[Flybabe]

Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated, and as for you Panama jack.............search how to be a dick in one click............

Easy there, hoss - he's right. This question has ( and, I guess, will continue to be ) beaten to death. Several of us have contributed instructions several times. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Search is your friend Lucky for you, the conversion is easier than it used to be.

[Panama Jack]

I'll take your word of advice, Altsel.

As for my advice, by doing a search you actually benefit yourself by getting a wealth of information from threads that have exhausted the topic to death, thereby learning considerably more than from just a couple of posts from very patient members who are willing to reguritate the essentials on a silver platter . . . just for you!

Now, back to my Google search on how to be a dick.

[JohnnyHotRocks]

Finally going to get off my arse and do the conversion....can anyone tell me if the info in this thread is still valid?

thanks
John

[pirocco]

I completed the process based on this information and it is pretty accurate

[Jack In The Box]

Check your PMs johnny