Originally Posted by Reverserbucket
why not cut out all the additional time, cost and effort spent in the pursuit of an EASA CPL/IR and MCC, emigrate to the US and complete an FAA Private/Commercial/Instrument and CFI, build your 1500hrs instructing then apply to the regionals
This is something I looked into but figured that I would rather do my first 1500 hours in the RHS of an airliner. The question about moving from Europe to the USA was less about financial career progression and more about where the wife and I would rather settle, sunny California or rainy old England.
I wrongly assumed I could go straight in to the majors with 1500 hours of european airline experience, hence why I started this thread. Who knows what will happen in the next 4 years. We may decide to stay in Europe a little longer until I can get a job at one of the majors. Then again, we may get sick of the rain sooner than that so it will be good to know my options.
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