Im looking at purchasing a plane in the US and in order to fly it to Canada with the US N number, I require a US License (Currently reside in Canada and have Canadian License). Apparently, the FAA recognizes licenses issues by Transport Canada.

Can anyone tell me the procedure?

thx.

garth

Garth,
See: http://www.tc.gc.ca/media/documents/ca- ... -001_1.pdf & google FAA Advisory Circular 61-135.

Good luck,

James

Are you going to re-register it once you get home? If so it might be easier just to hire a US pilot to ride with you.
You will also need an export C of A. One thing I know is do NOT de-register it from the US before you get the export C of A AND have the Canadian paperwork all lined up. If you don't do the process simultaneously there is a period of time that all you own is a pile of metal. The importing country frowns on certifying pieces of metal.
If you are going to keep it US registered the US has some particular laws regarding foreign ownership which I'm not that familiar with so you need to ask around regarding that. The brokers that deal with bizjets have a handle on it, you may want to start with one of those.

porterjet wrote:Are you going to re-register it once you get home? If so it might be easier just to hire a US pilot to ride with you.
You will also need an export C of A. One thing I know is do NOT de-register it from the US before you get the export C of A AND have the Canadian paperwork all lined up. If you don't do the process simultaneously there is a period of time that all you own is a pile of metal. The importing country frowns on certifying pieces of metal.
If you are going to keep it US registered the US has some particular laws regarding foreign ownership which I'm not that familiar with so you need to ask around regarding that. The brokers that deal with bizjets have a handle on it, you may want to start with one of those.

Yes - i'm planning on registering it in Canada but am told i cannot ferry a US registered aircraft. If the paperwork was simple, I'd get the license and ferry myself but it looks like it may be simpler to just get the person i'm potentially buying from to ferry it.

garth

If you want a US license converting a private license is pretty easy, or so I've heard. Fill out the application at your local FAA FSDO office, show them your logbook and you are off. Of course with budget cutbacks you may need an appointment which might take until 2016. That is why I said just hire somebody for the ferry flight. I don't think you need a written until you want the instrument or maybe commercial conversion. not sure about that. The inspector might ask a few questions about the differences in rules. Check the FAA website, it might actually have some information. You are right about needing an FAA pilot on board. Having somebody with the local license is true all over the world. You should see the hoops I have to jump through to renew my Saudi license every year.
The export C of A is roughly the equivalent of an annual, it will need an Inspector not just an A&P. Then the import inspection is again another annual.

Garth,

I down south doing harvest right now, but will be back home to Dryden after I finish, if you need a US licensed PIC, I could possibly ride with you, as I have both licenses. Do your homework on the cheapest way to get the plane re-registered, (I have heard it will cost around $5000), I am being pressured by the border and am probably going to have to do that to mine in 2012; I'll be looking for pointers. If you have a plane spotted, what state is it in? You have my e-mail.

Steve

I took a Canadian friend into the FSDO at Las Vegas a while back. He walked out with more ratings than I have... which ticked me off.
It was not a complicated process for him at least. It did require an in person visit... with all your paperwork with you.
Good luck with the new plane.

When I did it going the opposite direction, I had to take an abbreviated written for the Canadian ticket. There are some minor differences, but nothing overwhelming. The instrument was going to be a pain so I did not bother to try convert it, not much need for it on floats anyway.