Not generally, it depends on the country, from what I gather. Can’t fly with an FAA license in a German plane in Germany.
It’s funny, you can fly a German plane with a German license in Germany (safe, apparently), and an American plane with an American license (safe), but not a German plane with an American license or vice versa, AFAIK.
Some countries make exceptions - I believe it was ok to fly a UK plane in the UK with a FAA license (but then you couldn’t fly it to Germany, while with a US plane or UK license you could).
> Can’t fly with an FAA license in a German plane in Germany.
I used to fly a British registered aeroplane (G-reg) in Britain, with an Australian licence. However, I couldn't fly that same aeroplane over the channel to France. For that, I'd need a British licence.
This was mid-2000s. Don't know if regulations have changed since.
It’s funny, you can fly a German plane with a German license in Germany (safe, apparently), and an American plane with an American license (safe), but not a German plane with an American license or vice versa, AFAIK.
Some countries make exceptions - I believe it was ok to fly a UK plane in the UK with a FAA license (but then you couldn’t fly it to Germany, while with a US plane or UK license you could).