Awqward

Also if you're coming to Scotland after Sept next year don't forget your passport and to fill out an online GAR!!

I can give you the details of the guy in Stockholm...Brad Stowe....he is an American corporate pilot based there....however you need to do all the arrangements through the AFSP website (www.flightschoolcandidates.gov) and you will find that he is a registered provider of finger printing services....but if you have previously had fingerprints taken for a rating the TSA will still have them on file and new prints are not usually required....they will let you know via the AFSP system when you make a training request...also as you probably know, you need to select a training organization from the pull down list so you need to have made arrangements with that organization first...

Sorry Podair, just re-read Ben's post...yes I think I have heard similar things...

Thanks Podair...excellent advice and direction....I also lurk on PPLIR and EuroGA....not sure what you mean by "that FAA outfit" but my CFII is a friend based here in Aberdeen....he also has EASA qualifications and instructs part time locally (works for a major oil company for a day job)....even though I have had an FAA certificate based on my Australian license for 16+ years I actually needed TSA approval to do Initial (because I want a standalone license) as well as Instrument training....my friend Alex is a registered instructor on the AFSP system...getting the fingerprinting done was interesting...I ended up going to Stockholm airport and meeting a TSA approved mobile fingerprinting guy and we did the business in the terminal...my other option was Oxford Air Training but from Aberdeen getting to Sweden is actually easier! Plus there is only one FAA AME left in Scotland now (in Glasgow)....so quite a bit of hassle...hopefully all worth it!

Thanks OR75, there are also quite a few FAA A&Ps and A&P/IA based in Europe....one of the advantages of the FAA system vs EASA is that maintenance can be performed and signed off by individuals (freelance) vs requiring an EASA accredited organization....but yes, I aware that the only two MSC are in France and Germany so no doubt I will have occasion to go there (probably Troyes)

GZ is not with Troyes.....it has been based a few miles south at LFLM....was put on the Nreg in 2006 from Swiss....my appeal was due to the fact that there are no Mooneys in Aberdeen and surrounds, and no Nreg either

< Ah yes - the avatar - you have to click it Ha!....it doesn't help my credibility here!

Also meant to say great job with the Instrument Pilot magazine!

Hi Ben, yes I've been a PPL/IR member for a while...just got my TSA approval to start Instrument training here in Aberdeen with a local CFII....although will likely have to go to the US for the check ride unless a DPE can be found over here... Btw my wife looked over my shoulder just now and saw your avatar! Not sure she believed it was a kosher aviation site

Thanks Gunter, I have made a request to join that FB group now...I will definitely try and make it to the 2014 Tannkosh...(btw my Indonesian is a lot better than my German!)

Danke Gunter (or should that be terima kasih?!)...yes I am looking forward to flying it all over Europe...and I note that the epicentre of the European Mooney population seems to be in Germany

Thanks John, I will upload some photos when I get her back here to Scotland in a couple of weeks....she's in France right now while the FAA paperwork is in progress for change of owners....outside the US it is illegal to fly until the new original CofR is received...

Hello, I am about to become a first time Mooney owner M20J 205 based in Scotland, UK. The airplane will remain on the US register (N60GZ)... I have joined the European Mooney Pilots and Owners Association (EMPOA) but at present there is not a functioning forum there....I am looking for a bit of guidance on a few topics like maintenance, insurance etc here in the UK and Europe....are there any UK based Mooney owners willing to make contact with me? Regards, Anthony Quick