The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify policies and procedures concerning the
acceptability and use of certain statements from aircraft manufacturers for establishing
conformity of used, imported aircraft.
Newly manufactured aircraft originally delivered to a country other than the United States
are not always accompanied by a statement of conformity to the U.S. type design. When
such aircraft are subsequently imported into the United States, the absence of such
statements poses significant barriers for issuance of an export certificate of airworthiness by
the exporting authority and for issuance of a U.S. standard airworthiness certificate.
An aircraft manufacturer typically retains data enabling it to develop a conformity statement
for any aircraft it manufactured, including any particular design changes that did not
conform to U.S. type design when the aircraft was manufactured. Although not explicitly
addressed in related policy in FAA Order 8130.2, Airworthiness Certification of Aircraft,
such manufacturer statements are acceptable for establishing the conformity status of the
aircraft when manufactured. Beginning with that baseline conformity status, an applicant
could show that subsequent maintenance, repair, alteration, compliance with Airworthiness
Directives, etc., preserved, established, or restored conformity to the U.S. type design. Such
a showing by an applicant is necessary to enable an exporting authority to issue an export
certificate of airworthiness and/or the FAA to issue a standard airworthiness certificate.
This memorandum affirms that the use of manufacturer statements of conformity as
described above are acceptable even in the absence of an endorsement of that statement by
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the civil aviation authority of the State of Design, State of Manufacture, or their technical
agent. This memorandum is not intended to supersede any agreement for an exporting
authority to provide an export certificate of airworthiness, or equivalent statement, per the
procedures in those agreements.
For used, imported aircraft, this memorandum takes precedence over any statement in a U.S.
Type Certificate Data Sheet that requires a statement of conformity from the State of
Design/Manufacture.

This notice informs Training Center Program Managers (TCPM)
and Fleet Training Program Managers (FTPM) of revised policy regarding Title 14 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 142 flight instructor and Training Center Evaluator (TCE)
training, proficiency checks, and observations. In addition, the revised policy may require a
review of flight instructor and TCE curricula

This advisory circular (AC) provides the procedures for converting a European Union Part-Flight
Crew Licensing (EU Part-FCL) pilot license to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot
certificate. This AC also contains information on whom to contact and where to find the process
for converting an FAA pilot certificate to an EU Part-FCL pilot license.

This advisory circular (AC) provides operators and pilots with guidance regarding Title 14 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 111: the Pilot Records Database (PRD) and the Pilot
Records Improvement Act of 1996 (PRIA). The PRD facilitates the sharing of pilot records
among pilot employers in a clearinghouse managed by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA). In accordance with part 111, all 14 CFR part 119 certificate holders, operators that
conduct operations in accordance with a fractional ownership program (fractional ownerships),
and air tour operators holding a Letter of Authorization (LOA) issued in accordance with
14 CFR part 91, § 91.147 are required to access the PRD and evaluate the available data for each
individual pilot candidate prior to making a hiring decision. Also in accordance with part 111,
part 119 certificate holders, entities conducting public aircraft operations (PAO), air tour
operators, fractional ownerships, and other specific entities operating under part 91 or 14 CFR
part 125 are required to report records on individuals employed as pilots into the PRD. The PRD
contains employer and FAA records on an individual’s performance as a pilot for the life of the
individual. Records contained within the database would only be permitted to be used as a hiring
aid in an operator’s decision-making process for pilot employment. This AC should be used in
combination with the appropriate PRD user guides.

This AC describes the procedures for converting a European Union Part-Flight Crew Licensing (EU Part-FCL) pilot license to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot certificate. It also contains information on whom to contact and where to find the process for converting an FAA pilot certificate to an EU Part-FCL pilot license. This AC describes how this conversion process is different from the process for obtaining an FAA pilot certificate issued on the basis of a foreign pilot license under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61, § 61.75 and for which the FAA certificate is limited by the foreign license.