FAA to JAA instead of straight JAA...
FLT86 asked the question I wanted to ask.
To put it differently though...
Considering the prices to rent plane "x" in the USA - in USD - is less than the prices to rent the same place in Europe _- in Euros- , COUPLED with the fact 1 euro is 1.5 USD right now, why not use that leverage and get your FAA ATPL in the US and come back and pay a little bit more to convert it to JAA ATPL?
Any suggstions?