My favorite subject to get all steamed up about
In short the JAA ATPL is based on academics, the FAA ATPL is more an intro with a lot more emphasis on practical flying experience and skills.
Therefore the JAR ATPL comes closer to a degree in Aviation.
In FAA-land the next company to hire you is responsible for the rest of your training;
type training ,groundschool,sim etc etc.
A lot of the material in the JAR groundschool is type specific meaning if your next job is on something else you can start all over again in company groundschool.
I'm an "aviation-refugee", escaped from the JAR nightmare and happily zooming around in FAA regulated airspace.
Taking a year off and spending $20.000
on JAR ATP groundschool & living expenses is just ludicrous in my situation.
I escaped Europe to get somewhere in aviation without having to deal with all that JAR
, not about to pay my way back in again...
