EASA FCL license to FAA ATP
OK guys, colour me lazy but a quick search did not throw up the answers I am looking for. A number of questions have I, many answers have you.
Here is the current situation I find myself in. I'm instructing with an EASA FCL ATPL license and TRI rating and my employer is keen for me to be able to act as a TRE for the FAA market. As such, I have applied for and received FAA verification of my EASA license and now have until July to take out an FAA license.
I am aware that I can sit the ATP exam in either Paris or Farnborough and that I will have to do a complete FAA TR and check.
First question is - do I have to have taken out an FAA license (PPL? CPL?) prior to sitting the ATP theory or doing the flight tests after the TR? Or can I just complete the activity with a TCOE and then go straight to the application for FAA ATP?
Second - What recommendations would people make for a CBT package for the ATP theory? I'm inclined to go Sheppard but others may have better advice.
Cheers gents.