ALL International Flying will end on March 5

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LOL

btw does this not mean that we are already in compliance? I mean I dunno cause me no spekaoe lill bi ohly:

All affected airman certificate holders are considered to have met the ICAO English language proficiency requirements based on the eligibility requirements of parts 61, 63 and 65. The FAA’s issuance of an "English Proficient" endorsement on a U.S. airman certificate attests that the airman meets the Level 4 operational standards found in ICAO Annex 1 (a copy of the ICAO Level 4 criteria is attached).


I did not read the whole thing but all we need is an endorsement. Right? I am just way to lazy to read this on a Su. Anytime you are exmanining someone for a US certificate you have to check he/she is speaking English. When in doubt there is an AC for it which btw is a joke but it makes sense. I actually had to have someone do it on a commercial.

As ridiculous as this whole thing is, ICAO says you are actually not in compliance but they do recognize all faa pilot license holders as "English Proficient". That is why there is no test required. ICAO still requires you to have the endorsement but does not require any sort of test. It's all a formality and I can't believe we have to get this meaningless endorsement.
Bottom line, if you want to fly in an ICAO country other than the USA you are required to have the endorsement.