Coming from the other side of the pond.

[polarbear66]

I have a student that is coming to do some traing in the US. He is from the UK and has about 20 hours. How much of this will be able to be used tward his part 61 PPL?

 

[nosehair]

61.109

maybe about 10 hours. at first, I was going to say, "none", since I was going to quote the part of the 61.109(a)"...authorized instructor..." which means a U.S. Certificated Instructor, but, when I looked at the reg again, I see..."40 hours of flight time that includes at least 20 from an authorized instructor and 10 hours solo." So, any solo can be used, and he must get at least 20 more with a U.S. Instructor, so some of that other dual time could be used to fill the box for a total of 40.

 

[Tinstaafl]

If the training was given outside the US and by an instructor qualified under an ICAO country's jurisdiction then all the time can count.

ref:


§ 61.41 Flight training received from flight instructors not certificated by the FAA.

(a) A person may credit flight training toward the requirements of a pilot certificate or rating issued under this part, if that person received the training from:

(1) A flight instructor of an Armed Force in a program for training military pilots of either—

(i) The United States; or

(ii) A foreign contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

(2) A flight instructor who is authorized to give such training by the licensing authority of a foreign contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, and the flight training is given outside the United States. (my bolding)

(b) A flight instructor described in paragraph (a) of this section is only authorized to give endorsements to show training given.