Hey guys,
I've got a feeling I have the wrong thread but I'll give it a go and see what responses I get.
I know I'm going to sound completely ignorant about this so please don't slam me down too hard
I'm South African, flying in Sydney, Australia. I currently have my Australian PPL with about 300 hours single piston.
I would like to end up in a European airline one day so I'm planning on moving to England and completing my Commercial ME/IR there, obviously I'll need to convert my Aussie PPL, that's no worry.
What I've been told is that if I stay and complete my CPL in Aus and move to England I'll need a JAA conversion and will need to completely re-do my IR and a whole load of exams.
This would cost a fortune, hence the reasoning to get my CPL in the UK. Am I correct? Is the UK CPL a JAA licence, does it allow you to fly in other parts of Europe too?
Once I have my UK CPL I want to go back to Africa for a few years and fly in Kenya, Namibia or Botswana..Would I need a conversion there? Or can I fly on my UK licence?
My last question... if I do end up converting my UK licence to say a Namibian one, would I lose my UK one? Or will I then have two licences?
I have tried searching for the answers, but I haven't really been able to find anything specific.
Many thanks in advance,
Josh