Can hours logged abroad after FAA Private and Instrument count towards the Commercial

[shon7]

If an FAA Private and Instrument license holder, logs hours abroad (specifically in Australia) can these count towards the eventual 250 hour requirement for the FAA commercial.

 

[Lynxman]

I don't see why not.

 

[stupidpilot]

Yes. Flying is flying, it doesn't matter where it is.

 

[Ex1900Driver]

I'm almost positive that you can!

 

[JAFI]

If an FAA Private and Instrument license holder, logs hours abroad (specifically in Australia) can these count towards the eventual 250 hour requirement for the FAA commercial.

No, because hours logged in Australia must be counted COUNTERCLOCKWISE.



If you want to be a Comercial Pilot you need to know how to read and understand the regulations. Where do the regulations DEFINE Flight Time?

Define, Definitions, Part One, should I draw you a map?

And do you really want non referenced "Legal" advice from FI?

 

[414Flyer]

You can, but you need an endorsement to your logbook for "South of Equator operations authorized" to show the FAA.

The reason is that Coriolis forces cause an aircraft in the northern hemisphere to often stall and break to the right, but in southern hemisphere, that may happen to the left. You just need to find an instructor who can give you that endorsement, then you can log flying in another half of the world

 

[JAFI]

But the Instructor must sign the endorcement upside down while singing "Waltzing Matilda" and drinking a Foster's......

Or turning counter clockwise and saying "Gud Day"......


CFR 1.1
Flight time means:
(1) Pilot time that commences when an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing; or