I got a UK CAA frozen ATPL/IR last year, but this license is not recognized by Holland as something you can fly with. Nice, isn't it? So I informed about getting a JAA conversion. CAA said no problem, just cough up the cash for the extra license and you get one. You sign a piece of paper that says you're familiar with JAR FCL, which of course, everyone is, right? I was told that when I got 500 hours MPA as well as MCC, it would convert to a JAA ATPL/IR.
I decided to keep my national license as well, just in case someone at the CAA misinformed me (though that never happens, does it). I would hate to lose the CAA ATPL theory and have to sit the JAR exams just because I chose to give up the British paper.
Funny enough, it's in the same Blue vinyl binder as the national license, just more pages....surprise surprise.
Anyone else been told something different by the CAA?