Welcome Guest. Sign in or Signup

3 Answers

Do i need a validation letter from FAA

Asked by: 3948 views
Commercial Pilot, General Aviation

dear sir 

i come from Thailand to have a CPL check

last year i fly at Vannuys CA. and this year i come to Florida ,today my flight school said i need Validation letter from FAA but my oppion is different because last year i have validation letter from FAA because i convert License from Thai PPL to FAA PPL (with Thai PPL)  and this year i have FAA PPL already but they said i must need validation letter again 

best regards

somchanok

Ace Any FAA Written Test!
Dauntless Aviation's GroundSchool series of apps are the smart pilot's choice for fast and effective FAA knowledge test prep.
Actual, up-to-date FAA questions Polished user experience
Best explanations in the business Free lifetime updates!
Private Pilot IFR Commercial Pilot CFI ATP Sport Pilot Sport Pilot Instructor Parachute Rigger Aviation Mechanic (A&P)
You can get the app now and be studying right away. Available for PC, Mac, iPhone/iPad, and Android.

3 Answers

  1. Best Answer


    Lucas on Oct 26, 2012

    The answer is simple: If you did a full conversion (meaning you took the actual FAA PPL checkride with an examiner) than you do not need a validation letter. Most likely though you just converted the license based on the validity of your foreign license (no FAA check ride) so the US license is only valid if the Thai license is, and because the validation letter is only good for 90 days, you would need a new one.
    The reason for that is, your Thai license could have been revoked, suspended or just expired, and this would invalidate the US license as well.

    Lucas
    http://passfaaexams.com/

    +1 Votes Thumb up 1 Votes Thumb down 0 Votes



  2. somchanok on Oct 27, 2012

    if i want to be Basic ground instructor and i have experience from teaching in BS.in university
    shall i have to have computer test for BGI. and what are the topics shall i have to test fundamental of instruction or many of thing like ground school PPL , Balloon and gyroplane (flight and ground instructor knowledge test guide)
    regards
    somchanok

    0 Votes Thumb up 0 Votes Thumb down 0 Votes



  3. Kris Kortokrax on Oct 29, 2012

    The verification letter is good for 6 months, not 90 days.

    +2 Votes Thumb up 3 Votes Thumb down 1 Votes


The following terms have been auto-detected the question above and any answers or discussion provided. Click on a term to see its definition from the Dauntless Aviation JargonBuster Glossary.

Answer Question

Our sincere thanks to all who contribute constructively to this forum in answering flight training questions. If you are a flight instructor or represent a flight school / FBO offering flight instruction, you are welcome to include links to your site and related contact information as it pertains to offering local flight instruction in a specific geographic area. Additionally, direct links to FAA and related official government sources of information are welcome. However we thank you for your understanding that links to other sites or text that may be construed as explicit or implicit advertising of other business, sites, or goods/services are not permitted even if such links nominally are relevant to the question asked.