America or Australia ?

[nimblenoodles]

Good day !

Quite torn now if I should have my flight training in America or Australia.

I am from the Philippines, so will go back to my country after training.

I just need insights if there'll be more advantages if I choose America or Australia. Will FAA license give me more edge in employment if I plan to apply in any international airline in the future -- like Japan ? (I am half Japanese so I can get my residency there any time in the future if I decide to migrate).

I was so decided on America until yesterday when my mom and I went to the US embassy. I got my F1 visa already however my mom got denied for reasons I still don't understand. It's just gonna be easier for her to visit me in Australia as we've been there before a lot of times.

Hoping for your kind responses.


Thank you !

[grizzled]

Why not Canada? Specifically in BC, where there are some excellent flight schools, your mom would easily get visit visas -- and there are direct flights from YVR to MNL.

[al_renko]

Why not South Africa

Half the price,best instructors on the planet,they learn to fly before the can drive,just Awsome!

[nimblenoodles]

Originally Posted by grizzled

Why not Canada? Specifically in BC, where there are some excellent flight schools, your mom would easily get visit visas -- and there are direct flights from YVR to MNL.

Hi !

I was also thinking Canada but the country is so huge I have a hard time choosing which flight school will be upright with their fees etc. :o

Do you have any suggestion re:flight school ? Which might also offer FI work for a year after ?


Thank you !
Yuko

[nimblenoodles]

Originally Posted by al_renko

Half the price,best instructors on the planet,they learn to fly before the can drive,just Awsome!

Not sure about South Africa as I havent really read anything about it yet :o do they have asian students around ?

[havick]

I'm from Australia living in the USA now. Have both licenses. An FAA license is more recognized worldwide and will be a lot cheaper to obtain.

[nimblenoodles]

Originally Posted by havick

I'm from Australia living in the USA now. Have both licenses. An FAA license is more recognized worldwide and will be a lot cheaper to obtain.

More recognized in what way ? Did you obtain FAA first or the aus one ?

If aus one, did you have a hard time converting to FAA ? Im thinking maybe study in aus/ns then just build hours in the US.

[havick]

I flew in Aus for nearly 15 years commercially before moving to the US early 2016.

[Gravox]

Dont choose a country for training because your mum will have troubles visiting, choose the the country and the training organisation that best fits your requirements.

If your plan is to return to the Philippines immediately after CPL then ask the CAA which license they recognise. No point spending your money in either country if they wont convert your license. If you hope to gain employment in said country find out if you have the right to work in that country. Because without the right visas you wont get a job.

In regard to which licence is the best, well it depends where you want to fly. But with a basic CPL and a few hundred hours each will be as useless as the other. If you gain an ATPL down the line then most countries will transfer your licence as long as it belongs to an ICAO state.

I am of the belief that to convert your AUS CPL to FAA CPL you will have to do all the exams again and a flight test. So if you want to hour build then think long and hard about what your desired outcome is. Make a spreadsheet of pros and con and expenses. You'll soon come to the right conclusion. Dont do it on a whim.
Good luck. Any other questions feel free to pm me