JAA exams and medicals in North America

[HVHmt]

I am interested in sitting the JAA conversion exams and medical in North America, Preferably Canada. Does anyone have any information or experience with this?

[hihover]

JAA Conversion?? What licence do you have and what licence do you want.

Let me know and I'll try to point you in the right direction.

[paco]

The only place you an do the exams over there is in Florida at Bristow. However, there is a modular distance learning course nearly available - PM me for details.

Doctors should be listed on the CAA website, but the initial JAA one must be done in a JAA country (Gatport Airwick for UK).

Otherwise you have to do all the exams, even if you are exempt formal training with over 1000 hours multi-crew, plus a few bits

Phil

[Chopter]

Paco is right, the Medical can be done in North America, I am looking forward to hear more about the distance learning course...

Dr R Perlman
Mediservice
1405 Transcanada Highway
DORVAL, QUEBEC
Canada
H9P 2V9
Tel: 001 514 683 7877
Fax: 001 514 683 0202

Dr R P Knipping
Cleveland Clinic Canada
181 Bay Street, Box 818
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
M5J 2T3
Tel: + 416 507 6600

Dr I Forbes
St Michael's University School
3400 Richmond Road
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLOMBIA
Canada
V8P 4P5
Tel: +1 250 598 5676

Dr M S Rubin
International Eye Associates
550 Memorial Circle
Ormond Beach
FLORIDA
United States
32174
Tel: 001 386 673 3939

[HVHmt]

Hihover, I am a Canadian ATPL(H), all requirements met to be exempt the formal training, though I want to do it right, I am going to go along with the program ( when available) from electrocution.

I don't want to incur the additional travel costs, if I can get the exams and medical completed near home.

[hihover]

HVHmt,

I'm afraid I don't see an easy way to do this. You have quite a lot of work ahead of you:

Theoretical training and testing - Basically you need to be assessed by the Head of Training of a school authorised to give the training for the theoretical exams. He will then decide how much training you need to do for the theoreticals. (How they'll achieve that I don't know)

I think your best bet is to contact one of the distance learning establishments and take it from there.

Examinations You then have to find a place to take the exams. The exams can be taken here in Florida but that would have to be co-ordinated through the CAA. I think there are 3 test sessions each year but there may be a numbers limit.

Medical You will require a JAA Class 1 and the initial through the UK can only be done in Gatwick as far as I'm aware. Even though there are AMEs able to offer Class 1 JAAs here in North America, they can't do initial Class 1s. Double check this, I may be wrong for an ATPL(H) converting.

Flight Testing It looks like you'll have to do a type rating unless you have +1000 hrs PIC and +500 on type, then you only have to do the test and not the training course.

FRTOL (RT Licence) I believe you are going to have to do this too as you are looking at having the licence issued through UK. FRTOL is a UK Licence, not a JAA licence, however, in order to qualify for the JAA Licence through the UK, you will need an FRTOL from UK CAA.

This list is just a guide to some of the hurdles ahead of you. You should have a look at LASORS, Section G in particular. Also take a look at JAR FCL 2. These are both available free of charge on the internet, I'm sure you've already got them.

I hope this helps

tam