Originally Posted by Mickey Kaye
Although this would be unpaid the few quid that you would get from instucting doesn't warrant the signifcant time and expense of obtaining a CPL.
The 'few quid' you'd get paid for instructing would cover the cost of the CPL in about 8 months. Hardly insignificant. The CPL module is only about £6,000 and can be done in under 2 weeks weather permitting. A must in my oppinion and I was in your position once Rishy. Imagine if a guy wanders in and asks if any of you instructors fancy ferrying a twin or somehing, anything, and you have to decline because you don't have a CPL....
Rishy, I also considered doing only CPL exams, but my understanding was that they were
almost as most work as the ATPL exams and that if there was
any chance at all that I might need the ATPL exams in the future then I should do them straight off. There is a lot of work involved but not as much as doing the CPL exams one year and then the full ATPLS later. That would be a real pain.
Phil, once you've apssed your ATPL theory there is no time limit for gaining your CPL or MCC or ME rating, BUT, you have 36 months to gain you IR before your exam credits expire. And once you have your IR you then have 7 years of validity from your last IR renewal so basically once you've got a froxen ATPL your're fairly safe.
Its all in LASORS chaps, download a copy here
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