Japanese licenses

[NZLeardriver]

I received the good news yesterday, I passed the last exam required to convert my licenses to JCAB.
According to JCAB, they believe I am the first non-Japanese to do this privately (ie not through a contract agency).
No job here yet, but I am talking with people in JAL and ANA.
For those interested, a booklet with my study notes and advice and translations will be made available.

[Obbie]

Congrats, I'm still not sure exactly what you will find if you are not Japanese but good luck.

[Prince of Dzun]

NZLeardriver;

May I complement you on your achievment. Well done. We are both aware that our swords remain crossed and it is this very fact that has reminded me of something that expresses itself rather well in malay. It goes " daripada bersahabat dengan orang yang bodoh baik berseteru dengan orang yang bekakal " which means " better a feud with a wise man than friendship with a fool " Pretty easy to agree with that.

Prince of Dzun.

[Obbie]

I feel like I'm in an episode of Kung Fu.......yes grasshopper....:p

[Kaptin M]

A "Very well done - Congratulations" to NZLeardriver.
Perhaps many of you don't understand the gargantuan effort he must have put in, to achieve a Pass in this subject.
As he stated - but which may have gone over the heads of some - he had to study a considerable volume of subject matter that first had to be translated from Kanji, into English, to enable him to prepare for the questions.

For pilots coming to Japan through a non-Japanese contractor, this info is supplied by the airline sponsoring the applicant, as are practice Q & A's.
NZL was NOT afforded that luxury.

Hence, it would seem to me, that IF he were WILLING to part with his "study notes and advice and translations " (read blood, sweat and tears), it would have to obviously come at a price (I reckon at USD100, it would be under-priced) for those looking at an aviation future in Japan, as it will be a FIRST, for non-sponsored foreign pilots.

Prince of Dzun, you are indeed a true gentleman. :ok:

[jetflyger]

Another congratulations from me too!

Sitting here in Tokyo studying systems info in "translated" books I can only imagine how it must have been for NZ.

I really hope you get that job you're looking for!


Jetflyger

[Prince of Dzun]

Kapitan M;


Terema kaseh, apa khabar saya kawan. Saya harap semua dalan sehat. Jumpa lagi.

Prince of Dzun.

[longlatif]

Obbie Kung Fu comes from China....not Japan!

NZLeardriver well done on a great effort! Hope you can score a job in wonderful Japan.

An amazing country :ok:

[NZLeardriver]

Thank you all for your comments and PMs.

As Kaptin M said, there is no provision for training in Japan for non-Japanese pilots. The winds of change are blowing, and the job market could be changing soon.

Prince : I appreciate you taking the time to post here. I agree with the Kaptin, you are a gentleman.

[Obbie]

Accually longlatif, Kung Fu was filmed in Hollywood.

But I won't say anything if you don't........:D

[Sheep Guts]

NZLeardriver,
Well done Sir ,I didnt realise from your PM to me a week or so ago, you were undetaking so much study. I applaud you on your achievement. I hope your job quest is short and gratifying.


Kindest Regards
Sheep

[FINNISHED]

NZLeardriver Congratulations on your achievement!

Would you care to let me know what all was involved in obtaining the license? How many exams, medical, RT license etc... and the cost involved.

Best of luck with the hunt!

F

[Airmike767]

Congradulations!
ownrseas exams are difficult, you shown extraordinary determination!

[Stereolab]

NZL,

Omedeto gozaimasu!!!!!!!!!

SAGOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next time I jumpseat to Osaka...the nihonchu is on me...you deserve it. You've proven to all the "Japan Haters" that through hard work, focus thought and cultural understanding you can achieve the unachievable.

[Foreign Worker]

Stereolab on July 12, in the japanrama thread you SCREAMED, "LEARN THE LANGUAGE!!!"

You might heed your own advice and LEARN THE LANGUAGE!!!
It's sugoi (with a "u", not an "a"), and nihonSHU (as in shoe, not chew).
Or have you become a "Japan Hater" too by bastardising their language?

[Stereolab]

First of all, "romanji" is not their language...I've been writing in kanji for the last 3 months at my Japanese school in Tokyo...romanji was not allowed. And, I would happily challenge you, foreign worker, to a kanji test any day.

I'm back in the States now in ground school for the Embraer 170...so I've temporarily lost a little of my language abilities...but I'm still on the road to fluency....plan to take the JLPT level 3 test next year.

Anyway, congrats again to NZL....looking forward to getting my non-rev travel and jumpseat privileges back, and hanging out in the Kansai area...:ok:

[glekichi]

Well done NZlear

Im looking at doing this myself (Flying lighties in and out of Yao would have to be one of my dream jobs for sure!, but have to get my licenses sorted out here first!) and have heard some rediculous comments on the issue.

Ive been told that CPLs and IF ratings cannot be "converted", only PPLs. But what is this supposed to mean? Surely with say 1000 or more hours under the belt you could just sit the flight test and be done with it?
(and law, radio, and the medical, of course.)

Ive also been told that the process of re-doing the CPL in Japan will cost around 600 man yen!?!? Surely not???

[Lasiorhinus]

All the best for level three.
You're on for that kanji test, by the way...