which ICAO and FAA?

October 28, 2008

dear friend,
i am iman, i wanna know which standard is better for training pilot? icao or FAA?

do you know any flight school with icao standard? please give me the website.

ICAO does not qualify pilots. It does set standards for pilot training, but no one can be an "ICAO certified" pilot. Licenses come from individual countries.

The European JAA has an excellent set of training standards, but, generally speaking, the FAA still still sets the bar for most of the world. And if you want to fly for a United States commercial operator–or as a private pilot within the U.S.– you will have to have FAA-approved training and obtain an FAA airman's certificate. You do not always have to get that training inside the U.S., however; there are FAA-approved flight schools in some other countries.

I hope this helps. Good luck

Posted by roy | Filed Under FAA Flight Training 

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2 Responses to “which ICAO and FAA?”

  1. cloothe on October 28th, 2008 4:36 pm

    ICAO does not qualify pilots. It does set standards for pilot training, but no one can be an "ICAO certified" pilot. Licenses come from individual countries.

    The European JAA has an excellent set of training standards, but, generally speaking, the FAA still still sets the bar for most of the world. And if you want to fly for a United States commercial operator–or as a private pilot within the U.S.– you will have to have FAA-approved training and obtain an FAA airman's certificate. You do not always have to get that training inside the U.S., however; there are FAA-approved flight schools in some other countries.

    I hope this helps. Good luck
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    Aviation professional for over 30 years.

  2. Coffeebuzz on October 28th, 2008 5:05 pm

    Your training has to be to the standard of the governing body of the country where you are based.

    ICAO has a set of regulations agreed upon by several countries. ICAO does not set certification standards. They only state that when operating internationally, each country will honor the certification issued by another country. It's just like being able to drive in another country with a foreign driver's license.
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