US PPL in Australia?

EineBeBoP

EineBeBoP

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I'm considering a trip this winter to Australia, and I was wondering if I would be able to fly down there?

Would some company rent me an aircraft for a week or two to fly around the country? I assume Id need to get checked out with the individual company, but is there anything Id have to do with the government?

And if noone knows the specifics to Australia, how about flying Int'l in general?

Thanks :D
 
Certificate of Validation

The regulations also allow for the issue of temporary certificates of validation for short term operations (ie. less than 3 months). This authorisation would best suit pilots visiting Australia for a short period or to undertake a specific operation such as aircraft conversion training.
Certificate of Validation (CV) application process

Visiting pilots to Australia requesting issue of a CV are required to:
  • Fill out form 213
  • Fill out form 1162 (attach proof of ID, eg copy of passport, drivers licence, etc.)
  • Attach certified true copies of your overseas licence, medical certificate and a copy of the latest opening of your logbook
    ( If you wish to fly a complex aircraft in Australia, please ensure that you provide logbook evidence as proof of flight time accrued on this aircraft type, preferably adding logbook proof of initial aircraft type endorsement training. Certification of documents can only be made by a Notary Public or a CASA DAME in your home country. Alternatively, an Australian official at any Australian Embassy or High Commission).
    (NB. All licences and ratings will be checked with the applicant's home country aviation regulatory body)
  • If you wish to apply for issue of a CV whilst still overseas, please ensure you post the application well before expected time of arrival in Australia and directly to:
    CLARC
    CASA
    GPO Box 2005,
    Canberra ACT 2601
    Australia

    Alternatively you may lodge your application in Australia at any of CASA's field offices. Field offices will accept fee payments and the lodgement of forms and documents, which they will then forward to CLARC.
    (NB. fee for issue of CV is $260 - includes one aircraft endorsement)
  • Once the CV has been processed and issued, you may request the CV be sent to a CASA Field Office that's convenient to you, for pick-up. Otherwise, it will be sent directly back to the pilot's home address.
What you need to bring

You will need to present your original licence(s), medical certificate, log book(s), plus any other documents that support your application for recognition of your qualifications. For example, before recognition of a type rating/endorsement on an aircraft above 5700kg, CASA may require detailed information on the training completed for that rating.
Copies of licence documents and logbook extracts will only be accepted in the following circumstances:
  • where the operation is to be conducted entirely overseas;
  • where the pilot is ferrying an aircraft to an Australian coastal port from overseas;
  • where the copies are accompanied by a written statement from the responsible authority of the Contracting State that issued the qualifications which certifies to their authenticity or confirms the qualifications held by the applicant;
  • where the copies are certified by an Australian Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of Affidavits, or an industry delegate under the Civil Aviation Regulations (eg. Chief Flying Instructor or an Approved Test Officer) as being true copies of the originals.
 
Wow.....well there you go EBB.

Nice post Typhoon! That certainly spells it out for flying in Australia.
 
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