Meldex
Hmm that really depends on whether you consider EASA to be a bunch of cheats, conmen, liars and dishonest or whether they are good to their word and an honourable organisation.
EASA have time and time again proclaimed their intention to leave no stone unturned in reaching a BASA with the FAA. First on PPL stuff and then moving to CPL ATPL.
All this came about in 2012 and has been delayed every year since partly with legal complications which runs against existing EU law and partly because of their stated intention to achieve a BASA for as long as it takes as well as logistical problems.
I have a personal letter from the Head of EASA staying just that intention so its up to you to work out why 4 years of delays?
You mention I have a CPL? I don't Hold a CPL I hold an ATPL and there is a massive difference| A CPL can be held with low hours and I agree there would be a problem with the training organisations on any conversion process which side stepped the European existing structure.
Not so significant with an ATPL as the pilot has to have 1500 hrs to achieve an FAA ATPL so of little loss to the training organisation
Even so there are ways around that by restricting the issued ATPL to use on private aircraft only and to fly N reg in Europe maybe a ATPL (RN)
the statement on the FAA document indicates that there is intention to move onto commercial licences and enough common ground to do so! That would not be a one way statement and as such I would be very surprised if 2016 is not extended again while those options are explored
It should not be any more than 1 Airlaw exam for differences one dual qualified examiner at the next recurrent and maybe an EASA class 1 medical
Pace
Last edited by Pace; 8th November 2015 at 13:17.