That old FAA to JAA question again..
.. don't flame me.. I have done the search of posts and am still coming up confused..
In a nutshell.. I have an FAA CPL (H) and a Canadian PPL (A).
I have started flying for fun in the UK more often and want to convert my licences so I can self fly hire in the UK and travel to Europe.
I am getting may mixed messages about what I need to do. I have well north of 100 hours on both fixed and twirly wing and been told "just a skills test and UK medical" by the local flying school. Yet other forums I have searched on PPrune suggest the requirement to take some of the writtens.
I appreciate that a CPL conversion of the FAA licence would require some writtens but as I don't intend to fly for hire or reward in the UK, a JAA PPL for both heli and fixed wing would be fine..
Final question is that if I want to fly at night can I just add a night rating (suitably earned in the UK) to my newly minted JAA PPL (the US one comes budled and I dont hold a Canadian one).
Help please from the many who must have gone before me...