Why? It takes a minimum of 5 years to become a licenced engineer, the same as a lawyer! They then need the same to gain approvals etc, additionally most of Europe insists on a Degree too..... Oddly enough the UK CAA licence has always been a harder animal to obtain regardless of a degree, hence even though an EASA licence is supposed to be on a level playing field, the rest of the world insist on a UK version and do not want to know most European ones....... BTW Workout the hours required to become a ATPL and it is months in real time in comparison.
A lawyer in the Uk screw up and he goes to jail or goes free, both of which can be overturned...
An Engineer or Pilot Screws up......... They DIE.
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Last edited by NutLoose; 24th Jun 2012 at 17:09.