Originally Posted by
CurlyB
A bit of thread drift but if one would get their EASA and UK SEIR before the CPL, is there a time limit of which to obtain a CPL as I recall it being said somewhere you need an EASA license to attach the IR to
Yes it can get a bit messy. I believe you get 6 months from test to application, so you can do the IR before the associated licence.
The easiest way is to go to a dual rated school where you can do one course and two tests for each module. In all cases you need to get a minimum of CPL and SEIR to freeze the ATPL.