FAA CFI/CFII moving back to Europe.
Hi there,
This is my first post on here.
I am an Irish national who got his ratings in California. I got my Commercial, Instrument, CFI and CFII and I am doing some Instructing here, much to my delight. I currently have around 300 hours and unfortunatly I have to move back to Europe because of a lack of Visa.
I know that I'm going to have to do the CPL or ATPL course and exams(thinking of Bristol GS or captonline.com), but this won't entitle me to instruct, I dont think. The reason I'm wondering about instructing is that in the US thats usually the first job, but it maybe be different in Europe.
Unfortunately it is very hard to get information about getting started as a Helicopter pilot in Europe, compared to the US where there is almost a set regime of Studant from 0-200 hours, Instructor from 200-1000 hours, Helicopter Tours or Oil Rig Work from 1000-2500 and then whatever you choose after that. Maybe there is a similar regime that I am unaware of in Europe, that you could possiibly shed some light upon.
Any information would be greatly appriciated. I have trolled through these forums and others looking for this kind of info, but haven't found really what I was looking for.
Thanks,
Darren.