Thank you, I see that this website is talking about how to convert from ICAO to FAA license, but what i want to make is to open a discussion about the exact differences between both, let's start on the requirements for example, flying hours, training, night time, medical issues, what ever you know is different
ICAO is not related to a country, it is a part of the United Nations organization, located in Montreal, Canada. It is the only authority in the world controlling the civil aviation , except the United States which have the FAA. it has many branches around the world to issue licenses, print books and maps (for example Countries IP books, annexes regarding rules of the air, medical stuff and more).
Many countries have their own aviation regulatory authority. It is not just the US. But they all try and follow the ICAO guidelines as must follow ICAO for international flights.
That is right, but only under the ICAO rules. For example each country make the Airports, classification is conducted by ICAO, a country can not change the rules for getting a private pilot license for example, a country decide its Prohibited areas and Danger areas, and send that to ICAO to declare that in the Country IP.
For the most part I agree with you.
I was unaware that ICAO was able to issue certificates themselves. I thought that their "regulation" of international travel was a function of the member countries agreeing by treaty to abide by the rules they set.
The ICAO is part of the UN and to be a member of the ICAO an administration aka country must sign treaties to abide by the rules of the ICAO for any flights to and from their country. Therefore they are an authority. The ICAO is to aviation as the ITU is to communication in that they provide for the minimum standards.
They don't do that. They deal with the international aspect of aviation. That is ensuring that when you look at a certification from one coutnry you know how to match it up to your own. In the area of airspace they make recommendations. Even though you are familiar with Class a,b,c,d,e,g airspace in the US when you go to another country they may use it differently. For instance we use class above 18,000' while in the UK class surrounds some of the larger airports such as Heathrow. It is still Class A and all the rules you know about class are in effect it just happens to touch the ground. For airspace the ICAO has specified a buffet of types that each administration may use in the way that works best int heir country.
ICAO is not made for local flying inside countries, it is for making regulations in the civil aviation in the whole world, you want to fly to China.. for example..
Thank you, I see that this website is talking about how to convert from ICAO to FAA license, but what i want to make is to open a discussion about the exact differences between both, let's start on the requirements for example, flying hours, training, night time, medical issues, what ever you know is different
My commercial pilot license issued in Egypt, ICAO office in egypt is the office for the Middle East, ( http://www.icao.int/mid/) it has a blue cover ( the license ), that is the standard for this license anywhere, They give approval for a school or authority to teach and examine, but they issue based on that teaching and exams which made according to the requirements ICAO decided in annexes. I mean they give the authority to a certain place to issue based on all of that.
The complete answer is take a look at this http://www.icao.int/icao/en/trivia/faq.htm
Here is more from the ICAO FAQ.
US pilot's certificates are ICAO compliant, which as I understand it, means that if you hold a US pilot's certificate you can fly a US registered (N-numbered) airplane in other ICAO countries. However, that doesn't mean you can automatically go out and fly an airplane registered in another country, say an Egyptian registered airplane, just because Egypt is a member of ICAO. You would need to abide by whatever requirements Egypt sets for flying airplanes registered in that country.
Those countries have a special extras like USA due to the busy airspace..
But what isn't clear to me is whether the US filing a difference means that Canada won't require it when I fly there? I would think so, or what's the point, but...http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/english_proficiency/ said:
I think it means that none of the ICAO countries, including Canada, will require it to be on your certificate until the later date. For US pilots I don't think there is much of a point to it since this is an English-speaking country and we don't need to pass any kind of test to prove it. However, I recently asked some pilots from Sweden if they had to pass some kind of test to get the "English Proficient" blessing, and they said they did.
I did mine online too and it took less than 2 weeks. Also, if you get a new certificate or rating it will be added automatically.
Does anyone for any flight ever check your information?
I've been to both Canada and Mexico since this took effect and nobody has physically checked my certificate in advance, not that I expected them to do so. I know it seems silly for pilots who come from English speaking countries such as the US, UK, Australia, Canada, etc. but I think ICAO is all about trying to maintain some standardization so they came up with this rule which applies to all countries involved.