@birdlady
I'm afraid that this is not quite true, after the german JAR-FCL 1 you need >100 h PIC time for converting any ICAO PPL to a JAR PPL. That's why i decided to do my PPL over here in Germany.
However, South-Africa is actually one of my wish countries for hour bulding, so i'll get to know the fantastic weather and the cheap booze then
@all
What is it actually that makes the ATPL theory harder when you have no flying experience? I can only think of navigation, but even that should be quite different to what is taught in the PPL theory.
Another question: Is the ATP theory really that hard, i mean are the subjects themselves diffcult? Or is it in fact the mass of knowledge you have to learn, that makes the ATPL theory difficult?
Anyway, thank you all for your help so far!