FAA to JAA "conversion" what a joke!
I am an America living in Europe. I have a FAA ATP license. I have passed all 14 of the JAA exams. I have Type Ratings in B744, B747, Learjet and Westwind Jet. Appx time 4000 hours. I have the right to live and work in EU. I am totally stuck because I dont know how to get my JAA license. I have been told by some training schools in Europe that I need to train to get my instrument rating and commercial rating. This seems a bit crazy. I have discovered the word "conversion" to be not correct. It seems that I have to do everything from the beginning like I was a new pilot. If there is anybody out there who has done this thing before, please reply. It is not fair that I need to spend another 20,000 Euros to prove I can fly a Cessna 172. This industry is criminal, it preys upon the dreams of people and robs them blind. I am seriously thinking about getting out of this career and flushing my 14 JAA ATPL exam results down the toilet.