Differences between EASA and FAA IR?
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Differences between EASA and FAA IR?
Im the holder of a FAA IR, but I would like to convert my license to a EASA IR sometime soon.
Can somebody please tell me the main differences between these two ratings?
I can only imagine the approaches are exactly the same in Europe as in US or am I totally wrong?
What about procedures? Are there a big change here?
Somebody please tell me the differences I have to consider when I am going for the conversion.
Can somebody please tell me the main differences between these two ratings?
I can only imagine the approaches are exactly the same in Europe as in US or am I totally wrong?
What about procedures? Are there a big change here?
Somebody please tell me the differences I have to consider when I am going for the conversion.
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Be prepared for the two main issues:
1) Huge amounts of theory covering all sorts of stuff you never knew you needed to know [because you don't].
2) Lots of flying using an ADF needle, in particular holding patterns
and, less problematic
3) a bit more procedures using DME-based navigation; markers are rare
4) much fewer GPS approaches
5) a quite formulaic, predictable test format with no oral exam [you could see that as a plus]
Actually flying IFR has its own challenges (CFMU / flight planning, problems routing at lower levels)
1) Huge amounts of theory covering all sorts of stuff you never knew you needed to know [because you don't].
2) Lots of flying using an ADF needle, in particular holding patterns
and, less problematic
3) a bit more procedures using DME-based navigation; markers are rare
4) much fewer GPS approaches
5) a quite formulaic, predictable test format with no oral exam [you could see that as a plus]
Actually flying IFR has its own challenges (CFMU / flight planning, problems routing at lower levels)
