USA FAA. 61.75 proposed change.

[Maoraigh1]

https://www.regulations.gov/document/FAA-2023-1194-0001/comment
For those of us who fly on occasional holidays this would make the 61.75 uneconomic.

[ahwalk01]

This is about serving enforcement documentation so a little different.
I imagine similar to a Delaware holding company for owning N reg aircraft.

To get a 61.75 license no exam, skills test was needed so it’s only fair.
Either we level up the admin burden or how about removing it altogether…

[ETOPS]

For the hard of clicking...

https://www.regulations.gov/document/FAA-2023-1194-0001

[Genghis the Engineer]

Deadline for comments yesterday!

I imagine that in free-market USA, if this goes ahead, people will appear very quickly offering this "US agent" service. As I've two FAA licences, I hope so anyhow. I don't see however why this would make holding FAA licences uneconomic - a bit of free market competition hopefully ensures that costs aren't too horrendous. FAA in this announcement are estimating $150-$300pa, and my guess is that reality will often be much cheaper than that: or just use a foreign friend and buy them dinner occasionally!

I note that this appears to apply to all foreign licence holders, not just 61.75 licences.

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[Maoraigh1]

$150 per year is uneconomic for someone who doesn't use it every year. Not a problem for frequent users.

[wrench1]

There are a number of US based companies that offer agent services at a lower cost. They mainly serve small businesses but dont see why they wouldn't provide individual services. Google should give a basic list and start sending emails. Another point of contact are the trust companies that provide N registered services overseas.

[Genghis the Engineer]

$150 per year is uneconomic for someone who doesn't use it every year. Not a problem for frequent users.
It's only FAA's guess as to what it'll cost, not an authoritative statement.

I suspect that more budget options will appear reasonably quickly. Or many people will simply have friends and family somewhere in the USA they can ask a favour of.

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