FAA CPL ME IR to CASA conversion
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FAA CPL ME IR to CASA conversion
There's already a lot listed on this topic and I think understand the current process. A few questions please:
1. Will this change under part 61? Am I better completing the process prior to sep14 or waiting for the new system?
2. I am getting close to the hours requirement for my FAA ATP. Should I do this prior to converting (and then convert to a CASA ATPL)? Alternatively can I convert to the casa cpl, and then convert the atpl from FAA when necessary? Or once I have a casa cpl, must I follow the full casa route (7 exams) to a casa atpl?
1. Will this change under part 61? Am I better completing the process prior to sep14 or waiting for the new system?
2. I am getting close to the hours requirement for my FAA ATP. Should I do this prior to converting (and then convert to a CASA ATPL)? Alternatively can I convert to the casa cpl, and then convert the atpl from FAA when necessary? Or once I have a casa cpl, must I follow the full casa route (7 exams) to a casa atpl?
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Re. 2, get your ATR as soon as possible, it is a far more useful license outside Australia than any Australian license.
See the CASA web site (when it is working) about foreign license conversions, and take into account CASA (and far to many narrow minded and parochial local pilots) have a very dim view of US licenses.
Fortunately most of the rest of the world (except EASALand) doesn't see it that way.
Put another way, where the FAA licenses are accepted is where most of the jobs are , so get that ATR.
Tootle pip!!
Re. 2, get your ATR as soon as possible, it is a far more useful license outside Australia than any Australian license.
See the CASA web site (when it is working) about foreign license conversions, and take into account CASA (and far to many narrow minded and parochial local pilots) have a very dim view of US licenses.
Fortunately most of the rest of the world (except EASALand) doesn't see it that way.
Put another way, where the FAA licenses are accepted is where most of the jobs are , so get that ATR.
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The rule change will mean a check ride to convert the ATP to CASA equivalent.
I'd get it done before the rule change... At the moment it's a relatively painless exercise and the guys and gals at CLARC are actually really helpful.
You need to write the same exams whether you convert the cpl first and the ATP later, but I think you need to do an extra flight test by converting cpl first.
Are you flying for an Ozzie company on a validation at the moment? If you're in a CAR217 organisation then your IR and CPL flight test can be done in-house as part of a prof check. Same will apply to the ATPL flight test when it comes into force.
PM me if you want more specific info.
I'd get it done before the rule change... At the moment it's a relatively painless exercise and the guys and gals at CLARC are actually really helpful.
You need to write the same exams whether you convert the cpl first and the ATP later, but I think you need to do an extra flight test by converting cpl first.
Are you flying for an Ozzie company on a validation at the moment? If you're in a CAR217 organisation then your IR and CPL flight test can be done in-house as part of a prof check. Same will apply to the ATPL flight test when it comes into force.
PM me if you want more specific info.
