From PPL to CPL: Transfer State of Licence Issue required?
Hi
I asked something similar in another thread, but didn’t get any answers. That’s why I try it again in this forum (where it belongs).
The LASORS say that if you want to transfer the state of licence issue to the UK, you basically have to live there.
I’m holding a Swiss JAA-PPL and would like to take the ATPL theoretical exams and subsequently the CPL skill test in the UK.
The UK would then be the state of commercial pilot licence issue, while Switzerland was the state of private pilot licence issue.
Is the CPL considered to be a new licence or do I have to transfer the state of licence issue from Switzerland to the UK?
In case that I have to transfer the state of licence issue:
I don’t have any intentions to move to and work in the UK. Does it mean that I can’t get a UK-JAA-CPL and I can’t do the above mentioned things?
Is there a way to get a UK-JAA-CPL without moving to the UK? Or is it enough, if I live in the UK for a limited time (e.g. during the flight training)?
What if I want to do the JAA-CPL in the US? Would that be possible?
I’m sure, there are many pilots outside the UK with UK-JAA-licenses. How do they handle this issue?
Thanks for your help
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