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Old 21st May 2009 | 04:25
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paco
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Holybejaysus - the are no new CPL(H) requirements and will not be until at least the end of 2009. A lot of questions about helicopter conversions are answered on the front page of this website Caledonian Advanced Pilot Training, but please feel free to PM if you have any more!

I believe there is also another single in Portugal, but with the Euro exchange rate it isn't so much of a jump to finish off with a twin in some schools, which is a rating you will need anyway.

To anyone converting from a FAA IR to a JAA one, the following will help to keep the conversion hours down:

Do at least 60 hours of seriously accurate flying! especially tracking VOR! There was a CFII recently who took 4 attempts to pass and failed 3 on just that every time! That was needlessly expensive

Get to grips with the ADF

Get to grips with serious preflight checks - remember the JAA IR assumes the machine has been left out overnight in icing conditions and there is a 200 foot cloudbase.

Phil
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