TTBird
8th Apr 2002, 16:12
Hi all,
1. I am in the process of getting the JAR-FCL FI (Flight Instructor) rating. Currently I hold a JAR-FCL CPL with IR and MEL. Additionally, as I got my initial flight training in the USA, I hold an FAA CPL with IR and MEL. With the introduction of JAR in Europe and the subsequent market for training towards JAR licenses in the USA, is there a real market for JAR-FCL FI rated instructor over there?
2. I know most training organizations in the USA that conduct flight training for JAR licenses have specially approved instructor doing this (Appendix 1 to JAR-FCL 1.300). Obviously there is some cost involved in getting this approval. Anybody know who usually carries this cost? The FTO or the individual instructor?
3. I know that at NAIA (North American Institute of Aviation), at least when I was there, the cost was carried by the FTO. This is of course a considerable cost to the FTO, but if you compare it to sponsoring a JAR-FCL instructor with an H-1 visa - maybe it's cheaper. What I'm thinking is this: If it's cheaper with an H-1 visa, why not bring in JAR-FCL FIs to do the job? However, on the other hand: if it was cheaper, why aren't there more JAR-FCL FIs in the States? (Or maybe I'm all wrong and there are a whole bunch of FIs in the USA) What is the cost of an H-1 visa compared to the special JAR-FCL 1.300 approval?
Thank you very much for your attention.
TTBird
1. I am in the process of getting the JAR-FCL FI (Flight Instructor) rating. Currently I hold a JAR-FCL CPL with IR and MEL. Additionally, as I got my initial flight training in the USA, I hold an FAA CPL with IR and MEL. With the introduction of JAR in Europe and the subsequent market for training towards JAR licenses in the USA, is there a real market for JAR-FCL FI rated instructor over there?
2. I know most training organizations in the USA that conduct flight training for JAR licenses have specially approved instructor doing this (Appendix 1 to JAR-FCL 1.300). Obviously there is some cost involved in getting this approval. Anybody know who usually carries this cost? The FTO or the individual instructor?
3. I know that at NAIA (North American Institute of Aviation), at least when I was there, the cost was carried by the FTO. This is of course a considerable cost to the FTO, but if you compare it to sponsoring a JAR-FCL instructor with an H-1 visa - maybe it's cheaper. What I'm thinking is this: If it's cheaper with an H-1 visa, why not bring in JAR-FCL FIs to do the job? However, on the other hand: if it was cheaper, why aren't there more JAR-FCL FIs in the States? (Or maybe I'm all wrong and there are a whole bunch of FIs in the USA) What is the cost of an H-1 visa compared to the special JAR-FCL 1.300 approval?
Thank you very much for your attention.
TTBird