Getting an ATPL...?
Hi
I have finally reached 1,500TT, 500+ hrs Multi Crew, 100+ hours night, 500+ hours cross country etc & my company requires me to have an ATPL to be considered for captain upgrade in the future. I basically need a 'foreign ATP' so that I can convert without exams to current license/country I fly.
Does anyone have information on ways of getting an ATPL? A couple of guys went to the US to ALL ATP where they did the 3 day ATP course with flight test & written test on the Piper Seminole costing approx $4,000, and another went to a company in Dallas to do a 10 day B737 type rating that included an FAA ATP checkride for $7,000.
I don't see the reason wasting 4k on flying a single pilot piston to get my ATPL or spending 7k on aB737 type rating. Are there any cheaper ways of getting my ATPL? Maybe a cheap citation rating to do the FAA ATP checkride included?
I hold a FAA CPL ME IR, JAR/EASA fATPL.
Any ideas or experiences will be appreciated! EKE