EASA or FAA

[ahmedhichem]

Hello, I'm a French Software Engineer.
Having 31 years recently I try to realize my dream of being a Pilot.
I need an advice please. To undertake my pilot training, I hesitate between an EASA license in a Czech school and a FAA license in Florida.
With which license it's easier to find a job?
Thank you for your help.

[RedBullGaveMeWings]

To fly and work in Europe you need an EASA licence. The FAA licence is pretty much useless here in Europe unless you find a job on N-registered plane based in Europe.
You could always get both by doing your course in the US and then convert your FAA CPL to EASA, provided you passed the 14 exams for the ATPL theory.
You could also get your FAA certificate after your EASA licence, but why woudl you?
If you have the right to live and work in the States (American citizenship or Green Card), then forget about Europe and move permanently to the US, get your licence and just fly.

Now, I got my PPL in the US, ATPL theory in Europe, time building in the US and then CPL-IR-ME in Europe.

[RedBullGaveMeWings]

And I just want to add that you can obtain your EASA licence in the US as well, there are maybe 5 schools in the US approved for EASA training. Most of them are based in Florida and one in Oregon.

[ahmedhichem]

Thank you for your answer.
The Faa license is less expensive and can be obtained in few months that's why I.m attracted by it even if I dont' have the right to live in the usa.
Do you think that I can find a job in africa or middle east after the training?

[RedBullGaveMeWings]

You can definitely find a job in those places but not with just 250 hours.
To be a bush pilot I think the minimums are not 500 hours TT (because of insurance) and in the Middle East probably more than that.

May I suggest you give a look at Bartolini Air in Poland?

http://www.flyinpoland.com/

[kimsmith]

It is responsible for setting up the federal aviation regulations, which are binding for all flight operations in the US. I personally don't see the advantages of EASA compared to FAA. But you need to remember that it is still an international and organization

[banjodrone]

It's important to note that it's not just the "14 exams" that you need to get an EASA CPL / IR after getting the equivalent FAA certificate, in fact financially speaking that's the least of your problems. The extra flight training plus associated expenses is by far the biggest monetary hurdle and there's no point doing the written exams unless you will be in a position to fund the flying.

In terms of procedures, they will make you unlearn a lot of what you have been taught and replace them with new things and that can be a time consuming process, particularly if your habits have been well ingrained, while you watch the $$$$ flash in their eyes. The chances of finding anything in Africa or Indonesia are very slim for a low hour pilot these days.

Train where you can work, it's the sensible thing to do.

[paco]

If you don't need EASA don't do it

Phil