Flying a non US registered aircraft

Shane Cassell

Shane Cassell

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I will be traveling to Argentina on business in a few weeks and during that time, I'll have the opportunity to fly with some local pilots. The aircraft most likely will be registered in Argentina. Does anyone know if the FAA frowns upon logging that time? Haven't been able to find anything so if someone could point me in the right direction that would be great.
 
Shane Cassell said:
I will be traveling to Argentina on business in a few weeks and during that time, I'll have the opportunity to fly with some local pilots. The aircraft most likely will be registered in Argentina. Does anyone know if the FAA frowns upon logging that time? Haven't been able to find anything so if someone could point me in the right direction that would be great.
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What part of Argentina? We took the Lear I fly to Córdoba in June. Interesting place. Awesome Malbecs.
 
As a practical matter, nobody is ever going to go through your logbook and make a federal case about 2 hours sightseeing in a foreign country, .3 in a DC-3, or the time you got to fly a helicopter for 30 mins. In addition to the official records required by the FAA, your logbook is also a diary to keep memories of your flying time. Small amounts of flight time from interesting and/or memorable flights that don't compose a significant chunk of your total time are perfectly acceptable IMHO.
 
Interesting question, after looking it up it popped up in my head and not sure if anyone knows if you need to be licensed in that country in order to fly their planes?
 
Every country is different.

I've flown a German registered airplane in the U.S. No big deal.
 
nix_hex said:
Interesting question, after looking it up it popped up in my head and not sure if anyone knows if you need to be licensed in that country in order to fly their planes?
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If the airplane is registered in the US with a N# you can fly it all you want with your US certificate anywhere in the world. If you can find a 172 for rent in North Korea, go right ahead.

To fly a Canadian registered airplane in Canada, you will need a Canadian pilot cert.

Most countries will allow you to convert your FAA certificate to their local license. The level of red tape and additional training will vary considerably. Most places will allow you to convert your FAA cert to a temporary local PPL for 60 days or so without to much hassle.
 
Thanks to all for the input. Photos as requested. This was in the Venado Tuerto area. Southwest of Rosario
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