Okay everyone, here is a new question:
What is the deal with the radio license? Every school/ATO that deals with converting ICAO ATPLs to EASA ATPLs lists the following requirements:
1) Pass the 14 EASA ATPL theory exams.
2) Acquire an EASA first class medical certificate.
3) Pass an ATPL skills test on a multi-crew aircraft (e.g. A320, B737, etc)
There is never any mention of the radio license. However all of the ATPL application forms I have seen ask for the radio license information. One school has informed me I have to take a radio course, sit the radio license exam, then do an English assessment, all before applying for the ATPL.
Is this correct? If not, then where does the radio license fit in with the entire process? Does my FAA radio license help play a role at all?