Should I pay for my own ATPL upgrade?
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Should I pay for my own ATPL upgrade?
Hi all.
Ive got a small problem. Im currently unemployed with 4000 hours. I have a type rating on a Falcon 2000 and I used to fly this as a co-pilot with a frozen ATPL. I have been given the chance to pay for my own ATPL upgrade so I can swap the blue frozen ATPL booklet for a shinny green new one, all for a couple of thousand euros. What should I do? Its alot of money when your unemployed.
Ive got a small problem. Im currently unemployed with 4000 hours. I have a type rating on a Falcon 2000 and I used to fly this as a co-pilot with a frozen ATPL. I have been given the chance to pay for my own ATPL upgrade so I can swap the blue frozen ATPL booklet for a shinny green new one, all for a couple of thousand euros. What should I do? Its alot of money when your unemployed.
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To upgrade from a Frozen ATPL to a "proper one" one has to do an ATPL skill test. This is basically an LST under a diffent name. If one is employed this can be done during a normal OPC/LPC check ride. If unemployed it obviously has to to be paid for.
