Hi, I’m a British citizen currently living in Australia, completing a university degree and ideally I would like to conduct my commercial pilot training via the modular route as opposed to the integrated route.

I have a bit of a dilemma as to whether I should obtain an EASA CPL/ME/IR/MCC/ATPL theory or the CASA counterpart. Despite the risks and unpredictability, I would ideally like to focus on working within the European airline industry, therefore in that sense it would make sense to train in the EU (to save the conversion hassles). But a downside of training in the UK or the EU is the less favourable climate, not to mention the higher training fees.

However, the main factor that is bothering me is the uncertainty that comes with Brexit. Brexit will mean withdrawing from the EASA which makes my plan redundant (UK CAA licences will need to be converted to EASA licences, which defeats the purpose on migrating back to the UK to train - furthermore, visas for UK citizens may be required within the EU to study and work, so working within EASA may become difficult).

I do have a significant bias in moving back to the UK because of family and homesickness, however I do understand that passionate pilots or ‘pilot-wannabes’ must make sacrifices at times.

However it does become a pain when converting an FAA licence (or any ICAO licence for that matter) to an EASA one - the stuff they make you do is such a strenuous process.