Originally Posted by
parkfell
This is a terribly difficult time for those who were about to start the ‘journey’.
The analogy is joining the Church; you need to believe in a God.
The Modular route is clearly the sensible way to proceed. Keep the day job. Avoid going into debt, and gently nibble away at the hour building and once the C-19 vaccine is fully rolled out, think about booking the first exam sitting.
The 18 (up to) month clock will then start. Get the 14 Exams ✔️: up to 36 months for licence issue.
Previous advice given on whether SE IR initially, with ME/IR + MCC once it is evident that Junior Birdmen are being recruited.
For those of us who have already started the ATPL exams, I think this is the most reasonable response too. Delay as much as possible to extend the amount of time you have. It's worth pointing out that a number of CAAs have extended the 18 month ATPL limit due to Covid so that could give extra time too. Do be careful though for the end of the old syllabus which is/ was due in January 2022 (maybe people like Alex W. know more about this).
Someone who finishes their ATPLs in December 2021 has until December 2024 to complete the IR-CPL. That's a fairly significant amount of time.
Love the analogy too.