I have a current FAA commercial and instrument, for SEP and MEP. I also have a UK issued EASA PPL(A), with FI rating, IR(R) and class one medical and ATPL exams passed.
I have just started this week at a UK ATO to "convert" this and come away at the end with an EASA CPL/MEIR... Oh, and let's not forget an MCC.
I have almost 2000hrs total, 60 odd "actual instrument" as well as a further 60 or so "simulated instrument", but not much multi-engine time - less than 17 total and only about 5 hours as PIC of multi-engine.
So reading the relevant EASA claptrap, the plan of attack is a competency based IR, training on an FNPT2 and some hours in a multi, with the IR test on a multi. All well and good.
And CPL wise, a 7 hour course (as over 1000hrs TT) and skills test... Where I need some help, is as far as the MEP course/test. As I don't have 100 hours PIC on a third-party ICAO licence for MEP, then I need to do a full course and test, which is fair enough. What I was hoping is that the 7 hours training towards CPL would/could include this and kill two birds with one stone, but it seems that this isn't the case, and I will in fact need both a 6 hour MEP training course and test, as well as a 7 hour CPL course.
So the MEP training and CPL training must be two separate things. Am I correct in this assumption? Obviously at the eye watering costs involved, and providing I'm at the standard, I wouldn't want to forking out for an extra 6 or 7 hours if I didn't have to!
Help greatly appreciated as always. Just wondered if anyone has come across similar before, in recent times with the EASA reg's as they stand at present.
Thanks and regards,
Spr K
