Confusion!
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Confusion!
Hi all, just a quick thing I need clearing up......
In about three months time, I will hold an FAA PPL with approximately 150hrs TT with 100hrs P1. I then plan on starting an ATPL DL course when I return from California
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My question is with regards to converting my PPL to its JAA equivalent before I begin a CPL course, not how to convert, but whether or not it is actually neeeded.....
According to LASORS:
However, a few flight schools I have spoken to have said I have to convert my licence before I start training with them, even though the websites of some of the said schools state the quote from LASORS above. Others have said I can train without converting. Are the schools saying I have to convert in order to get more money out of me or am I missing a point here?!
Craigyd
In about three months time, I will hold an FAA PPL with approximately 150hrs TT with 100hrs P1. I then plan on starting an ATPL DL course when I return from California
. My question is with regards to converting my PPL to its JAA equivalent before I begin a CPL course, not how to convert, but whether or not it is actually neeeded.....
According to LASORS:
The holder of a PPL(A) issued in accordance with ICAO
Annex 1 (excluding the NPPL) with at least 150 hours
flight time as a pilot, may commence an approved JAR
CPL(A) Modular CourseAnnex 1 (excluding the NPPL) with at least 150 hours
flight time as a pilot, may commence an approved JAR
However, a few flight schools I have spoken to have said I have to convert my licence before I start training with them, even though the websites of some of the said schools state the quote from LASORS above. Others have said I can train without converting. Are the schools saying I have to convert in order to get more money out of me or am I missing a point here?!
Craigyd
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From: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner
Your FAA PPL will be sufficient for you to enrol on a distance learning ATPL theory course. Then, when you commence the CPL training under a JAA school, the school may require some extra training to get you up to speed with the JAA stuff.
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Whirls
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you don't need to convert to undertake the JAR training. When I did my modular course for a JAR CPL/ATPL (frozen) I had a New Zealand licence, I never bothered converting it as this was an ICAO licence. Infact from memory I could even fly recreationally in the UK on my New Zealand Licence as long as I didn't cross any national boundaries. Don't bother with the conversion, it is just unrequired expense.
For you info, here is the latest regarding flying in the UK on your ICAO licence.
"It is still the case that non-UK ICAO licence holders may exercise the privileges of their licence in UK registered aircraft, albeit subject to restrictions, without the need for any verification. Details of the restrictions imposed on non-UK licence holders can be found in our FAQ's and in Section A, of LASORS publication."
For you info, here is the latest regarding flying in the UK on your ICAO licence.
"It is still the case that non-UK ICAO licence holders may exercise the privileges of their licence in UK registered aircraft, albeit subject to restrictions, without the need for any verification. Details of the restrictions imposed on non-UK licence holders can be found in our FAQ's and in Section A, of LASORS publication."
