Same boat/aircraft
Hello guys, I'm actually in the same boat as I've had this same predicament on my mind...
At the moment I live in England and am a PPL holder been studying for my JAA ATPL's. But lately ive been thinking that due to the way the UK/EU market is, I will most probably move abroad to Africa, Mid or Far East, not just due to the market but I have been planning this move for a long time and it helps that I have a lot of my close family in these regions.
Obviously for this reason, I wouldnt need to neccesarily go for a JAA ATPL and instead a CPL from an Icao state such as South Africa would be sufficient???
Personally I'm aiming to get a cpl from maybe South Africa or Asia, followed by a type rating and block hours on jet, whichever would be most beneficial? Then I would aim for the airlines in Africa, Mid, Far east but definitely nowhere in UK or Europe as we all know how difficult times are and my Icao license wouldn't be sufficient and even if I had a JAA ATPL not that a low time pilot like me would get anywhere?
I understand that technically I would be paying for my block hours but I personally believe that would be the fastest way to achieve a dream??
Any thoughts people??? Much appreciated... Thanks in advance.