CPL or ATPL ???
 

Hi Guys,

I am confused as to which licence I should be working towards.
My Situation: PPL, heading for pilot career in airlines or Executive air travel. These questions are regarding the ground theory exams only, not flight training.
->If you do ATPL ground exams, does that mean that you are exempt from doing the CPL ground exams?
->If you have to have an ATPL to work in the airlines anyway, why do so many pilots heading towards career in the airlines go for the CPL?
->Isn't the CPL just for pilots who wish to earn a living from flight instruction, Air taxi, etc?

Any help is much appreciated.

Regards Tri

When gaining the ATPL theory but having insufficient hours (<1500) you will get a CPL with a frozen ATPL. This allows yoy to fly Right Hand Seat in commercial aircraft. After gaining sufficient hours your ATPL will be unfrozen and allows you to be Captain on a multi crew aircraft.

The CPL theory is slightly lighter than the ATPL theory but it would be a waste to go for the CPL theory and then the ATPL theory. So the answer is simple: get 100 hours and go for the ATPL written!

Good luck

Dutchie

Why "get 100 hours and go for the ATPL written!" ?

All you need is an ICAO PPL, not necessarily with 100 hours.

But yes I agree no point in CPL exams do the ATPL's.

CBE

Dutchie,

I think you forgot to mention something about an IR for the frozen ATPL, which is not required by pilots going for the CPL

No but if you want to fly for the airlines you have to accompany the CPL with an IR to be able to call it a frozen ATPL (assuming all ground exams are passed).