JAA IR(A) in USA: where?
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congrats! as i understand, it looks like exam (skill test and maybe knowledge test also...) must be done in Europe, but maybe it is possible to make cheaper training in USA for IR? Thats my thinking at the moment...
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Its the skill test that needs to be undertaken in the JAA state of issue or in the case of the UK at overseas schools which have approval such as Jerez in Spain. There are a number of UK FTO's that use a US school to undertake the bulk of the training to keep costs down (read increase profits) and then the student comes back to the UK and does about 10 hours or so to finish off prior to taking the test. Invariably these schemes involve doing an FAA IR and then converting it to JAA in the UK.
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If you do the FAA PPL and IR in the USA, then come back to the UK you need a minimum of 15hrs flight training only.
You still need to pass the writtens, but the mandatory ground school is "now at the discretion of the school" (that's my recollection of the wording; I can probably find the reference if necessary) which basically means you don't need to attend if you know the stuff.
For some people, e.g. those who fail the JAA audiogram initial limits, it's also worth doing the FAA Class 1 medical, in the USA or anywhere, and doing the FAA CPL too. That then gets you past the JAA Class 1 initial medical and you enter the JAA medical stream at the renewal limits, which due to many old pilots being half deaf are much more lax
But this route works only with ICAO CPL or ATPL holders.
You still need to pass the writtens, but the mandatory ground school is "now at the discretion of the school" (that's my recollection of the wording; I can probably find the reference if necessary) which basically means you don't need to attend if you know the stuff.
For some people, e.g. those who fail the JAA audiogram initial limits, it's also worth doing the FAA Class 1 medical, in the USA or anywhere, and doing the FAA CPL too. That then gets you past the JAA Class 1 initial medical and you enter the JAA medical stream at the renewal limits, which due to many old pilots being half deaf are much more lax
But this route works only with ICAO CPL or ATPL holders.
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Yes, but I think the point here is that
Going to the USA
Doing an FAA PPL (min 40hrs training IIRC)
Doing an FAA IR (min??, realistic 30 hrs training)
Perhaps doing an FAA CPL
Coming back to the UK
Swatting up for the JAA ATPL writtens
Doing another 15hrs flight training
Doing the JAA IR checkride
is going to cost less than missing out the U.S. element. You also end up with a damn useful license/rating if you want to fly bizjets one day (many of which are N-reg).
This is a risky thing to say openly but I think you will end up being a much better pilot too than if you spent your money banging routes between Cranfield and Cambridge 
Going to the USA
Doing an FAA PPL (min 40hrs training IIRC)
Doing an FAA IR (min??, realistic 30 hrs training)
Perhaps doing an FAA CPL
Coming back to the UK
Swatting up for the JAA ATPL writtens
Doing another 15hrs flight training
Doing the JAA IR checkride
is going to cost less than missing out the U.S. element. You also end up with a damn useful license/rating if you want to fly bizjets one day (many of which are N-reg).
This is a risky thing to say openly
but I think you will end up being a much better pilot too than if you spent your money banging routes between Cranfield and Cambridge
