Licence conversion:
JAA, FAA, DCA, DGAC,.... No difference. Air law, C of T/Type Rating (and it is a Type Rating you get on your Bost licence, even for a 206!!!!)
Guide to get a job in Africa:
- Get a World Atlas
- Pick a country
-Get there
-Knock on doors, Get beers to the pilots already employed.
- Hang until it pays off (time scale varies a lot but outcome usually positive).
Personally I chose Bots for two reasons.
-Had seen a programme on TV (or seemed to remember seeing one anyway).
-Could get cheaper flights on the BA network (at the time BA was going to Gabs via JNB).
Went to Zaire later on for two reasons:
- They had lots of DC3s (always wanted to fly one)
-Dodgy country so was expecting to earn big £££
Not so long ago I did another tour in Africa and this time to Gabon. Again two reasons.
- Jobless in Europe (Post 11/9 consequence)
-Got a good tip and a job offer over the phone with a ticket to collect at the airport. The whole thing taking 6 days from the tip to my arrival in LBV.
Africa always worked for me so who knows when i ll be back next. Probably before I want to
