Obtaining EASA MEP, MEIR, & CPL in EU and then converting to UK CAA?
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From: UK
Can't really speak on modular training and what is the best, but I can provide some insight into conversion training to the UK as I have just been down the route myself.
For context, I did an ICAO CPL conversion to the UK and EASA.
The hours required for a conversion depends on who you go with for it. I really reccommend EFT based in Lee for this reason, as conversion training is their bread and butter. Super knowledgeable when it comes to this.
Based on having a license already on a conversion, it scraps any requirements for total time, or required hours for certain requirements (IFR hours, PIC hours, or whatever it says on the test forms). For you, probably makes not much of a difference, but for me it does as I did a integrated course for my ICAO license.
What does need to be done is a training proposal made by the ATO to the CAA, stating the training required for the conversion. This is done by an assessment of competency test done in a sim typically. Based on this sim and depending on who you do it with they will quote how many minimum hours of training required for test. For me, the IR training required was 4 hours in the sim and 2 hours in the aircraft. For the MEP/CPL it was 2 hours.
Most other ATO's will probably not provide this as it is a lot of effort and not really much gain. Stapleford have only one course they provide to students for conversions for this reason.
Other things you need to do is a third country ICAO license verification, where they check the license of your other country.
Just to let you know this process is not the quickest as approval of a training plan or verification (classic CAA) . Could be really quick, or could be really slow.
Any more questions let me know!
For context, I did an ICAO CPL conversion to the UK and EASA.
The hours required for a conversion depends on who you go with for it. I really reccommend EFT based in Lee for this reason, as conversion training is their bread and butter. Super knowledgeable when it comes to this.
Based on having a license already on a conversion, it scraps any requirements for total time, or required hours for certain requirements (IFR hours, PIC hours, or whatever it says on the test forms). For you, probably makes not much of a difference, but for me it does as I did a integrated course for my ICAO license.
What does need to be done is a training proposal made by the ATO to the CAA, stating the training required for the conversion. This is done by an assessment of competency test done in a sim typically. Based on this sim and depending on who you do it with they will quote how many minimum hours of training required for test. For me, the IR training required was 4 hours in the sim and 2 hours in the aircraft. For the MEP/CPL it was 2 hours.
Most other ATO's will probably not provide this as it is a lot of effort and not really much gain. Stapleford have only one course they provide to students for conversions for this reason.
Other things you need to do is a third country ICAO license verification, where they check the license of your other country.
Just to let you know this process is not the quickest as approval of a training plan or verification (classic CAA) . Could be really quick, or could be really slow.
Any more questions let me know!
Hey, if you don't mind me asking, I was just wondering what the total cost was and how long this took in the end. Also, where did you get your ICAO licence from? Thanks
