Originally Posted by
rudestuff
Not much if a risk though is it? If you think you might fail an LPC should you really be flying?
Did you miss the part where he said it would be an ATPL skills test, not an LPC. They are completely different things, with different requirements to pass. You could easily pass all LPC requirements, but fail the ATPL Skills test requirements, and he'd be left unable to use his rating for his day job until he sorts out a fresh LPC. It isn't worth the risk.
The recruitment industry has done pilots a great disservice coining the term frozen ATPL. You don't have a frozen anything, there is nothing to unfreeze. You have the ATPL written exams, and once you meet the pre-requisites you can complete a skills test to attain the licence. That skills test would invalidate any remaining time on the current rating if failed.