An experienced pal of mine with 41,500 hours (no, thats not a mistake, forty one thousand five hundred hours) 39,500 on helicopters and 2000 on aeroplanes recently applied to the CAA for the issue of a UK ATPL, based on his FAA ATPL (every rating possible on his FAA licence). You will be surprised his request was rejected and he was informed that he had to do all the 14 exams in order to get a UK ATPL..
Now come on, this guy is probably the most experienced guy in the US, and probably has more exerience than ALL the CAA guys put together!!!!!
So, if anybody else was thinking the same, don't bother!!!!
