Tue Aug 14, 2018 2:01 pm
#1631207
If you have an FAA Certificate "based on" your EASA licence (known as a "61.75" certificate, from the FAA regulation that allows it) and the based-on licence number on the FAA certificate does not exactly match the number on your EASA licence, be aware that the clock is ticking.
CAA information here: Re-issue of FAA Certificates for UK licences issued after 17 September 2012.
After 8 October the FAA will no longer re-issue the Certificate without you personally attending an FSDO, which almost certainly means travel to the USA. Your paperwork needs to e with the CAA by 14 September to allow time for them to send to the FAA.
There is helpful news for pilots going to the LAA Rally:
CAA information here: Re-issue of FAA Certificates for UK licences issued after 17 September 2012.
After 8 October the FAA will no longer re-issue the Certificate without you personally attending an FSDO, which almost certainly means travel to the USA. Your paperwork needs to e with the CAA by 14 September to allow time for them to send to the FAA.
CAA wrote:If you currently have an application with us for a UK/JAR conversion and hold a FAA airman certificate showing your UK licence number which does not follow the standard format GBR. FCL.PP.123456.A you need to inform us immediately at fclweb@caa.co.uk with your full name, date of birth and UK CAA reference number. It is your responsibility to ensure that your UK issued licence is issued in sufficient time so that you can submit your application and documentation for the 61.75 verification.
The UK CAA must be in receipt of the pilot’s 61.75 application and relevant information by 14 September 2018 in order to process the request for the FAA. Should the application be incomplete or incorrect, this will delay the processing time and reissue of the FAA certificate.
Should the deadline be missed, pilots holding FAA certificates with the previous UK licence number will be required to travel to an FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) in the United States to comply with the FAA foreign verification requirements. The UK CAA will not be able to process any requests on behalf of the pilot and will stop providing this service at our Gatwick public counter. All requests will have to be handled directly by the FAA offices in the United States.
There is helpful news for pilots going to the LAA Rally:
CAA wrote:Pilots going to the Sywell LAA Rally (31 August - 2 September) can bring their completed application form SRG2110 together with all documentation to the UK CAA stand.
What to bring
A completed form SRG 2110
Your FAR 61.75 airmen certificate
Official photographic ID bearing your signature (EU driving licence or passport)
A utility bill, bank statement or council tax bill with your address on it
There will be a fee of £45 to pay.