Originally Posted by
rudestuff
I'd start by doing some better research! Your Canadian CPL certainly CAN be converted. I don't know where you're getting a figure of 100 hours from, you can convert any foreign CPL/IR in less than 20 hours.
You need to:
1) Ensure you have the right to live and work in the EU.
2) Get a class one initial medical.
3) Sign up to ground school course and take the EASA ATPL exams.
4) Find an ATO and do the necessary training and tests.
Originally Posted by
paco
You also do not need an EASA PPL - your CPL counts for starting a modular course.
I went to the Romanian Aviation Authority and they said:
Canadian CPL -> EASA PPL after writing 4 exams
There is no Canadian CPL -> EASA CPL that will not require several exams and flight tests for ME and MEIFR. Taking this into consideration, the guy from authority recommended to start the 13 ATPL exams while doing the EASA CPL conversion (which involves the flight tests for EASA CPL, ME and MEIFR) and together with the 13 ATPL exams, it will unlock the frozen ATPL (CPL with ATPL exams written).
1) I do
2) That's the next step I'm in Romania
3) This will be the next step. Right now I'm in a bit of a no man's land due to personal relationship unknown and I want to work it out (which will make a huge difference if I will stay in Canada where I can get a FO job for Air Canada, etc, or if I will need to return to Europe).
4) Same school as #3