Originally Posted by
Climb150
Also, how are you going to drag a CASA CPL//IR to a FAA CPL/IR +CFI out to 6.5 months? That will take maybe 8-12 weeks at the absolute most.
because it's not an FAA CPL/IR +CFI, it's an FAA CPL/IR +CFI, +CFII, +MEI. Basair take 16 weeks to do the bare minimum here, it would not be hard to drag that out to 6 months.
So you apply 90 days before you need it, then have to wait an extra few months afterwards before you can work. You had enough money to support yourself for 6.5 months without work while you studied, a few more more months between receiving the EAD and exercising your OPT is not going to kill you. A lot of sitting around? What's the rush?
If you're done trying to tear this apart we can move on.