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Old 2nd February 2015 | 04:56
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MungoP
 
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That's correct (though markerinbound you need to watch that predictive spelling nonsense.. 'Conversation' ?.. )
On the plus side the FAA ATP written is a complete joke.. nothing to compare with Europe.. not much more than a PPL written over here. The whole thing will take you less than an hour on a computer.
The only problem I ran into was finding a flight-school that knew what was required for the check-ride.. none of the schools I tried had anyone who held an ATP ! Typically in the US aspirants will go for the CPL and then sit right seat until upgrading and incorporate the ATP conversion into their upgrade check-ride or they simply go the flying instructor route.. I had to research what was required.. and unlike over here the check-ride will include an instrument check-ride.. I made five instrument approaches four were S/E.. The Oral component of the check-ride comes first and can be a tough one.. mine lasted apx 2 hours, I'm told that they can go on for 4 or 5 hrs if the examiner suspects that your not up to speed.. It varies with the examiner. On the whole it's no big deal for someone holding a European license and current.. just go for it.
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