Originally Posted by
thecontroller
dear oh dear....
firstly, a FAA wil cost more like $9,000 - $11,000
it will cost £20,000 to gain a JAA IR if you hold an FAA IR. provided you get done in the minimum times. yes, £20,000 - because it has to be done in a twin turbine heli
and... what are you going to do for work with an IR and only 200 hours? unless the north sea take you, you are stuffed without an instructor rating
and you don't get a full ATPL(H) licence unless you have 500 hours multicrew time.
and dont forget the 5 hour JAA night rating, the £700 JAA CPL skills test fee, and the £210 licence issue fee.. etc etc....
Thanks for the reality check....I'm obviously way out and a bit confused with the IR costs and it doesn't appear to be cheaper doing the FAA IR first!!
Without splitting hairs, £6-7K is by my calculations about $11k and the night rating would be incorporated in the extra hr building but I get your point!!
How does anyone get a career in this business....
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