Originally Posted by
Central Scrutinizer
Guys, the discussion on whether the UK belongs to Europe or not is not useful for the purposes of this thread!
I think everybody understands what is meant by "since the UK left Europe" in the context of flight crew licencing!
OP: You could formulate your question better by stating which licence/ratings you alreay have and what your goals are. If you've only completed up to PPL (UK) so far and you ultimately want a frozen ATPL (EASA), then the earlier you switch from the UK to EASA the better. Sure you can follow through up to obtaining a UK frozen ATPL and then switch, but why? You'll then likely need resit the ATPL TK exams. I'd probably kill myself before having to go through those exams for a second time.
Agreed to every word you typed.
All I care is what EASA accepts and what they don't as my goal is to live in a nice warm EU country and fly from there. I have started CAA PPL here in UK because it was the easiest way for me to start a flying career as the airfield is 10min away from my house so I can be quite flexible.
The complexity of my situation is that I want EASA ATPL but that means I have to achieve them in some EU country which means I will have to travel more so it will cost me time and money than achieving all ratings here in UK. Although, the flying hours in EU are cheaper than UK so there are pros and cons, math kicks in here I suppose.
Also, as you said, sitting same exams and taking skills test twice (at least) would be I nightmare. I am leaning more towards achieving EASA ATPL straight away tbh. I suppose it's an individual situation to each of us who want to be an airline pilot and there is no straight answer.
Thanks though!