Been reading this thread & have some got some good info from it. A couple more questions... Would like to get the FAA ATP written exam done before the July 31 change. Is July 31 the date the exam paperwork would have to be rubber-stamped & processed by the FAA as "passed" or sat the exam by? Also, to actually sit the exam, the other paper shuffle like having my licence verified etc would have to be done or can you somehow sit the exam without any of the other stuff done? I'd like to fly over & sit the exam early June. Also, I may have missed it earlier, but in the conversion, is an instrument rating theory exam required or does the ATP theory exam suffice?