They are until you go against what they think is the way to do things.
Before getting authorised for a ATPL skills test. You have to
Meet experence requitments
Command assesment interview.
Tech exam on aircraft type.
Picus training online
Crm command discussion
Then test.
Its about 3 months build up. And you can only do it when your about to go into the lhs. Any hint they are going to stay in the rhs and it all gets blocked.
UK you just tell the TRE on your next LPC after ticking all the experience boxes that this one is your ATPL test. And he fills out another couple of boxes. And thats you done.
Last edited by mad_jock; 2nd May 2013 at 16:18.