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Expert: Capt Paul - 7/13/2005


Question
As an FAA certified airframe and powerplant mechanic, would I be eligable to use my licsense in the United Kingdom, or do I need to be JAA certified also.

Answer
Hello Kris,
 Your FAA certificate is ONLY valid when you are working on an FAA registered aircraft, or when a maintenance agreement exists between your US FAA authorized repair facility and a FORIEGN air carrier.

To work in the UK, or anywhere else for that matter, on NON-FAA registered aircraft, you must hold a certificate issued (or rendered valid by) the state (Country) of registration.(In the UK you can have either JAA, or the UK National certificate).

Sorry if I sound like an attorney on this one, but I've encountered it several times in the past.

Cheers, and all the best of luck.

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I can answers questions relating to: aircraft and airline operations; aircraft technical matters relating to a number of different aircraft types; flight operations & flight planning; Aviation meteorology; accident prevention and investigation; the Air Traffic control system and how pilots interact with it; and pilot and airline licensing in the Europe, Asia, Canada and the US. I also answer questions about all types of Navigation, Aviation Weather, Aircraft Performance, Procedures and Aviation law (in general).

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Current Airbus Captain with over 23 years as an airline pilot and over 13,500 hours of experience. Also experience as a Flight Operations Manager/Director; Chief Pilot; Instructor; Safety Officer, and training as an Accident/Incident Investigator. Degree in Airline / Aerospace Operations. Minor in Behavioural Psychology and studies in pre-law BS, Aerospace

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