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Old 7th Sep 2002, 00:03
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What you need is a mixture

If you are British you need a JAA License to work in the EU.....

Should you not be restricted cash wise then this is what I would do. This is totally off the top of my head and Ive had a beer.

PPL UK whilst still working - on day of skill test resign
Or to speed things along do an FAA PPL but anglisize it properly upon your return

Hourbuilding UK 15 hours

Ok total time now is 70 hours

launch off to US 80 hours in one month starting on cherokees, progressing to retractable wobbly prop singles, then do a twin rating (within the 80 hours)

Back to blighty

Total time (TT) is now approx 150 hours do residential ATPL exam s at oxford - pass all ATPL exams first time !!!!!

launch back to US, do a multi - instrument rating after a bit of post ATPL exam R & R

have UK multi/IMC issued on UK ppl

Back to blighty, do CPL course - Pass GFT

Do instructors rating - teach through 1/2 a winter and 1/2 a summer.

back to USA **** through FAA CFI course dead easy (why shortly!)
and 10-12 hours Multi /IR revision with an instructor

back to UK - Multi IR module completed

back to USA - do commercial flight test & 1 ground exam (piece of **** after ATPL's)

So you now have an

FAA CPL/IR with Multi/instructors rating
JAA CPL/IR with an FI (R)

Choice of work is as follows:

Uk Instructor - derestrict FIR and do an IRI/Multi instructors course. Charge £100.00 a go for FAA BFR's in the uk

Public transport job either on air Taxi/ regional or maybe even a 737

RHS job in an N tail bizjet logging all that multi IFR turbine time

Subject to Visa's and work permit's etc maybe dissapear to work in the USA either in ops/ferrying airplanes/maybe instructing even 4-5 months of the year

Somebody work out how much Ive just spent Im off to bed
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