Jimmy,
Im currently in the process of getting my PPL and then CPL with ME/IR in Canada within the province of Quebec at a school that gives you 250TT and about 150 PIC
100- C150 about 40 Dual roughly 60 PIC (1970's plane)
100- C172 About 10 Dual roughly 90 PIC (1970's plane)
50 - Piper PA-31 Navajo all 50 dual (Late 1960's plane)
about 800 hrs ground school.
Pm me for any info, because i've researched conversions to EASA (being a dual as well) and it seems alot cheaper + good quality schools in Canada and wasnt too easy contacting all these places to find out what the best solution would be for my case specifically. So here's a layout of what im doing to give you an estimate of what it costs.
Im currently aiming to get my ICAO CPL ME/IR converted to EASA fATPL through a school in malta. EASA conversion is about 10-13k Can or 7-9k Euro (not including housing food ect)
While The school i'm attending costs 26.500 per semester Split into 3 semesters. But im only attending 2 of them because i found a ridiculously cheap program that gets me my ME/IR rating in 2 weeks for 6.5k!
Total cost, 26.5 x 2= 53000 + 6.500= 59500 CAD + 12k canadian = 71.500.
Otherwise 26.5 x 3 = for the entire 3 semester program (PPL-CPL ME/IR)
Cornwall aviation is the ME.IR program im doing outside of school called blast off IFR in 2 weeks. 8.5-dual 1 solo. and 11 simulated.
cornwallaviation c,o,m
Eid Air 4 month programs with a total of 3 programs.
eidair (dot) n,e,t
Malta conversion program
europeanpilotacademy c,o,m
For the ICAO CPL Holder:
On completion of passing all 14 ATPL theoretical exams, you will need to complete a EASA conversion course for the commercial pilots license. Before beginning the training, you must have at least 100 hours PIC. This training is “as required,” and once you have demonstrated satisfactory standards to the chief flight instructor, then you will be able to complete the skills test with a EASA examiner. On completion of the CPL, you will need to pass the EASA instrument rating. It is a 55 hour training program, however if you hold an ICAO instrument rating, you are given a 40 hour exemption from the course, leaving you with a minimum 15 hour conversion, training and preparation for the IR skill test.
Hope you find this helpful, please reach out with what you found because i'm quite interested in the route you've taken.