UK CAA's 'ECAC' ATPL Licence Conversion in early '90s
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UK CAA's 'ECAC' ATPL Licence Conversion in early '90s
One for the old heads amongst you!
During the halcyon days of the late 80's and early 90s, long before JAR-FCL (and subsequently EASA) requirements became the bedrock of flight crew licensing, the UK CAA applied a set of generous conversion terms for experienced ATPL holders licenced in 'Advanced Aviation States'. They were commonly referred to as 'ECAC terms', as I believe they originated out of discussions amongst ECAC Member States at the time. Many pilots, typically from Australia/N.Z., Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa took advantage, which I think required just the UK Air Law exam (and Human Performance when that got introduced in the early 90s) and an ATPL skill test. I think the experience threshold was around 3000 hours on aircraft over a certain weight (30 tonnes?) and 1500 hours as PIC.
Does anyone recall the specific terms, or maybe even took advantage of them to get your own UK licence back in the day?
During the halcyon days of the late 80's and early 90s, long before JAR-FCL (and subsequently EASA) requirements became the bedrock of flight crew licensing, the UK CAA applied a set of generous conversion terms for experienced ATPL holders licenced in 'Advanced Aviation States'. They were commonly referred to as 'ECAC terms', as I believe they originated out of discussions amongst ECAC Member States at the time. Many pilots, typically from Australia/N.Z., Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa took advantage, which I think required just the UK Air Law exam (and Human Performance when that got introduced in the early 90s) and an ATPL skill test. I think the experience threshold was around 3000 hours on aircraft over a certain weight (30 tonnes?) and 1500 hours as PIC.
Does anyone recall the specific terms, or maybe even took advantage of them to get your own UK licence back in the day?
