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Old 20th Feb 2023, 21:25
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bafanguy
 
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Originally Posted by havick
If your plan is to live and work in the US then going to Hillsboro to do your course is a better move than doing it in Australia for sure
havick,

That's a good point. I saw his post and debated trying to answer it from the Peanut Gallery. So, I waited for someone smarter than I to kick off the responses.

But someone has to play Devil's Advocate so I will:

What if he goes the US route and by the time he gets competitive here for a US E3 job (2 to 3 years ?), the worm turns and it's suddenly not so good here for E3s ? He's then an Aussie with no Aussie license but is faced with trying to fly back home ?

Is it harder to convert an FAA license to CASA than to go from CASA to FAA ? And then, there's the time factor. Quicker employment opportunities here than there ?

It's a puzzle. But, I'm a little bit in your camp of suggesting he takes a run at it up here. When you're young and full of energy and optimism, chances aren't as intimidating.

I wish him luck and hope he tells us what he decided.
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