Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I'm still hoping that the FAA will not buy into this idea. So far they seem to be very reluctant, probably because they know that domestic US is very different from almost any other other aviation environment. Most countries have very few, or zero, GA aircraft in service. Many smaller US airports and large metro areas are saturated with bug-smashers...an understanding of how that environment works is important before you operate in it.
Will we have to honor ICAO MCL's? Probably, but only when they are working on a foreign flag flight...they will only be operating out of the largest Class B airports. I don't see us granting US conversion licenses based on a foreign MCL.
I agree. The FAA foreign license conversion process is quite involved; and that's even when converting over from another country with very similar part 61 rules. But trying to convert a foreign MCL to a standard Commercial certificate or, ATP? That would interesting to see.
Unless the FAA start's issuing MCL's (I hope not) in the future, foreign MCL holders that wanted (and were able) to fly for a US airline would have to get standard FAA certs. They would almost have to start from scratch due to the many areas where they didn't meet the CFR 14 part 61/141 requirements.