General advice on training and job prospects

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Originally Posted by MBMFHeli

I'm a relatively low hour CPL(H) holder with all the ATPL(H) exams with IR theory and will (hopefully!) very soon have the ME/IR completed.

So my question is: to "unlock" your ATPL(H) do have to meet the practical flight requirements within a 7 year period otherwise do the ATPL(H) theory exams lapse and you have to do them all over again?

Question number 2: will not "unlocking" the ATPL(H) significantly reduce/harm my career prospects further down the road.

Question 1. No, it's a rolling 7 years so effectively it's unlimited

Question 2. Unlocking your ATPL gives you a higher qualification so it will not harm your career prospects, it will improve them.