FCL.745.A is not a prerequisite to ATPL issue, it will (very soon) be a prerequisite to the first multi crew type rating.
As I mentioned in another thread, the stand alone advanced UPRT course could potentially be taught by a FI with only a PPL, no experience of transport aircraft or operational military types and perhaps only a few hours on aerobatic SEP aircraft provided they have at least 500 hours total time and 200 hours instructing.
What company was the American in an Extra 300? I think Aviation Performance Solutions use Extra 300s in Phoenix Arizona. They claim to be leading UPRT experts. They have a base in the Netherlands but use Slingsby Firefly's there. They say they have EASA FCL.745.A approval (presumably wef 20 December).
Last edited by Rivet gun; 9th Dec 2019 at 15:54.