Hi,
Forgive the list of questions but looking for some advice related to my son. He can't see to get a straight answer from the school he is studying at.
As background we are UK citizens and my son will be coming back to the UK once he has completed his training. He started his ATPL approved by EASA in Greece in October 2021 which he will be completing in the next 6 months.
- When he initially was signing up the school they said it may be possible for a UK PPL license to be issued instead of a EASA license - it might be a dumb question but the exams he has been siting so far - are the UK PPL and EASA exam papers identical so in theory at the end of the course he can choose which license is issued ?
- If the license issued is EASA, when he starts to look for a job in the UK would this be an issue or would he have to convert/obtain a UK PPL additionally and if so is this a simple process ?
- When he has been looking at possible job opportunities a lot of airlines need a minimum of 500 hours but he will only have around 250 hours as part of his training. Would he still be able to get a job with fewer hours or if not what is the best advice to build up the additional hours ?
Any advice anyone could give would be greatly appreciated.