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Old 15th Feb 2011, 10:02
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sarboy w****r
 
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Jaminz,

Sorry for the CAA's website; it's pretty difficult to navigate around it and find what you want. The answers to all your questions will be in LASORS on the website. It's a 17.3 MB PDF file, so make sure you have a decent internet connection before downloading. It's also only slightly more easy to navigate than the CAA website...

The European states are pretty unforgiving in what they recognise, so be prepared to be disappointed in what you'll have to do. I'm not an expert, so do check the details yourself, but with your hours, it appears you need to do all the exams through an approved theory provider (although the head of training can grant dispensations on how much training you need to do), then training as required by the head of training at an approved school followed by skill test to get your CPL. Your IR I think needs 15 hours minimum training (5 in aircraft, 10 in FNPT II) followed by skills test. Not sure on the transferral of FI rating.

Basically, it's not easy, nor is it cheap.

Finally, re job prospects, check out the employment forum on this site.
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