Americans flying in Peru?
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 50
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Americans flying in Peru?
Hi - Sorry for the double post - I put this in another section, not realizing there is a seperate Latin American section.
I have some questions about flying in Peru.
First, is it possible for an American with low hours (650 TT/140ME with instrument/multi instructor ratings) to land any meaningful pilot employment in Peru? I have a Peruvian connection (my wife a Peruvian national), and we would love to re-locate to Lima. I am working on my Spanish fluency (getting there, close).
Second, if it is possible, I read on this website you have to apply for Peruvian pilot's licenses/medical/etc. Is this time consuming/difficult?
Third, are the airlines in Peru - Star Peru, Lan Peru, Taca Peru - considered major airlines and difficult to get hired by?
Finally, if the first and second points are possible - is this an exercise in futility at my age (36)?
Thanks for any input.
I have some questions about flying in Peru.
First, is it possible for an American with low hours (650 TT/140ME with instrument/multi instructor ratings) to land any meaningful pilot employment in Peru? I have a Peruvian connection (my wife a Peruvian national), and we would love to re-locate to Lima. I am working on my Spanish fluency (getting there, close).
Second, if it is possible, I read on this website you have to apply for Peruvian pilot's licenses/medical/etc. Is this time consuming/difficult?
Third, are the airlines in Peru - Star Peru, Lan Peru, Taca Peru - considered major airlines and difficult to get hired by?
Finally, if the first and second points are possible - is this an exercise in futility at my age (36)?
Thanks for any input.
Just in case...in the South we are also AMERICANS...
In most of the South American countries for having a Commercial Pilot License first you should have a residency/working permit.
So it would be good if you get in touch with the Peruvian DGAC,
their website is,
MTC - DGAC: Inicio
Most of the Peruvian Aviation regulations are just a copy and paste of the FARs. The written exams (Commercial/IR/ME/ATPL,etc) are taken in the same way than the FAA and you can study from the same books.
About getting a job it would depend on the pilots demand at the moment you have the working permit/residency and license.
At this moment they are hiring only local FOs but having a Peruvian wife would help a lot.
If you are interested just start the inmigration process and get the Peruvian CPL IR ME license.
In most of the South American countries for having a Commercial Pilot License first you should have a residency/working permit.
So it would be good if you get in touch with the Peruvian DGAC,
their website is,
MTC - DGAC: Inicio
Most of the Peruvian Aviation regulations are just a copy and paste of the FARs. The written exams (Commercial/IR/ME/ATPL,etc) are taken in the same way than the FAA and you can study from the same books.
About getting a job it would depend on the pilots demand at the moment you have the working permit/residency and license.
At this moment they are hiring only local FOs but having a Peruvian wife would help a lot.
If you are interested just start the inmigration process and get the Peruvian CPL IR ME license.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 50
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
cosmiccomet - Thank you for your thoughts, and I stand corrected, my post should've said "North Americans" or USA or something like that.
2 more questions if you have a minute - are there schools in Peru that can do this on a full time accelerated basis for people with prior flying experience?
Also, assuming this can all be done, is it possible to get on with a good Peruvian carrier, such as Lan Peru or Taca Peru? Or is it like trying to get on with a major in the USA, where you have to fly for the regional airlines first for several thousand hours.
2 more questions if you have a minute - are there schools in Peru that can do this on a full time accelerated basis for people with prior flying experience?
Also, assuming this can all be done, is it possible to get on with a good Peruvian carrier, such as Lan Peru or Taca Peru? Or is it like trying to get on with a major in the USA, where you have to fly for the regional airlines first for several thousand hours.
For your first question, i don't have any idea about flying schools in Peru.
For what i have read there are some flying schools but I don't know about the level or quality of them.
For the second, LAN Peru/TACA are hiring local FO with only CPL IR and sometimes without ME so if you have the Peruvian License/working permit, i guess that those companies are going to take your cv.
For what i have read there are some flying schools but I don't know about the level or quality of them.
For the second, LAN Peru/TACA are hiring local FO with only CPL IR and sometimes without ME so if you have the Peruvian License/working permit, i guess that those companies are going to take your cv.
