PPRuNe Forums - Is this a realistic approach to the JAA CPL (ATPL)?

Does this sound realistic?

According to LASORS. If one want to do the JAA CPL.

Section D1.2(D)

Quote:

"The holder of a PPL(A) issued in accordance with ICAO
Annex 1 (excluding the NPPL) with at least 150 hours
flight time as a pilot, may commence an approved JAR
CPL(A) Modular Course consisting of 25 hours dual flight
instruction including 10 hours of instrument instruction
(up to 5 hours may be instrument ground time in a BITD
or a FNPT I or II or a flight simulator). At least 5 hours
of the flight instruction shall be carried out in a complex
aeroplane (certificated for the carriage of at least four
persons and have a variable pitch propeller and retractable
landing gear)."

Quote:

An applicant for a JAR-FCL CPL(A) must have completed
a minimum of 200 hours of flight time, including the
particular requirements specified in a, b and c below.
These must be flown in aeroplanes irrespective of any
credits applicable under D1.2(D) Notes below:-

a. i.

100 hours as Pilot-in-Command, or 70 hours as

Pilot-in-Command if completed during a course
of integrated flying training;

ii.

20 hours of VFR cross-country flight time as
Pilot-in-Command, including a cross-country
Flight* totalling at least 540 km (300 nm) in
the course of which full-stop landings at two
aerodromes different from the aerodromes of

departure shall be made.

10 hours of instrument dual instruction time (for
applicants without an IR), of which not more that 5
hours is to be instrument ground time (in a FNPT I or
II or a Flight Simulator).

5 hours Night Flying comprising of at least 3 hours
of dual instruction, including at least 1 hour of
cross-country navigation, and 5 solo take-offs and
full-stop landings.

And my approach to the JAA CPL would be to take the FAA PPL, build those specified 150 hours under FAA PPL, and then jump into a JAA CPL course and do the specified (25 hours dual flight instruction including 10 hours of instrument instruction ....).

That way i don't need to convert thus don't need to read same theory twice and only do one flying exam (And do most of it under FAA excl ATPL Theory).:ok:

The reason for this is that i can choose (almost) any school in the US and not be restricted to the JAA school in the US. Then ofcours, those last hours you will have to do in a JAA school. Because i want to fly at different schools because i need to learn different weather scenarios (like the one in Scandinavia):ooh:.

For this i would already have the ATPL Theory written from Scandinavia.

Regards
Eikido