Trying to reduce the cost of converting from ICAO licence
A bit of a cross forum question, and long winded, but hopefully somebody can help,
Hopefully towards the end of the end of this year I'll have a full SA ICAO ATPL, 2000hrs+ with a few hundred hours on the 1900D.
As far as I can ascertain, to convert to a (frozen) JAA licence I need to
-Obtain Class 1 medical
-Complete 14 subjects through a recognised training institution
-undergo a COM skills test
-15hrs IF training + test
All in all very expensive, even before MCC, JOC etc (although would be more than happy to go to larger a turbo prop)
I've read elsewhere that some airlines may consider employing relatively experienced pilots with just the medical and the exams completed as you can use the hours from any subsequent type rating course with the airline to complete the license, rather than paying a flight school.
Is there any truth in this, and if yes, what would the chances of somebody with my experience getting hired in this manner?
Any responses positive or negative appreciated!