Originally Posted by
Senior Skipper
Don't know about the TSA bit, but I'm pretty sure you'd also need a JAA certificate to operate a G-registered airplane.
A US liscenced pilot may operate a foreign registered aircraft within the US with no restrictions. If he wants to take it outside the US, say to Canada, then he would have to be liscenced either in Canada, or in the State (country) that the aircraft is registered in.
Joe