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Old 29th August 2022 | 12:44
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DiogoPilot
 
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Question ATPL EASA or ICAO OR FAA

Hello aviators,

Currently, I have EASA and ICAO PPL(A) with about 100+ hours and I was wondering what would it be the best if these were your options.
  • ATPL, CPL, ME/IR in Europe and spend about 50K+ ( Euros )
  • ATPL, CPL, ME/IR in South America and spend about 15k+ ( Euros )
  • ATPL, CPL, ME/IR in the USA and spend around 40k+ ( Euros )
I have the possibility to do the training on those continents, however, I currently live in Europe (Poland) and have the opportunity to study at LOT Flight Academy with a very high probability of getting a job after I finish with LOT, but would need to get a loan of that price without having to pay any taxes on the loan due to being a student loan OR going to South America ( Brazil ) doing everything for that price including accommodation but yet having to convert my license to EASA but maybe already having a job/ready for the market in a much faster way ( training should take around 4-5 months "a friend finished in 3 months" if exams are passed, and not waiting/studying for around 1 year in order to pass my ATPL exams and only then start the CPL etc, which should take 2 years maybe ) OR going to the USA and do pretty much the same as Brazil but more expensive ( perhaps the advantage here is the experience and having an FAA license ).

Note:
  1. I do not have a problem finding a job elsewhere ( I´m pretty open ), however, I wanna be back in Europe for the long run.
  2. I´m not the best in Math so I´m not gonna lie, I´m a little bit concerned about the sheer amount of information in order to pass the EASA exams.
  3. I´m an EU citizen ( 26 yrs ) and also have a South American passport. ( That could help me in finding a job, perhaps )
What would you do? or recommend in my case?

Thanks for all the help in advance.
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