CASA will not allow you to sit all 7 exams if you are converting a license. Asked about doing it and CASA said no. Their problem is they don't know what to do if you fail an exam, that you didn't require in the first place, so they won't go down that road.

For the average American (i.e. Me) to convert a FAA ATP to CASA ATP(A)L you will end up sitting CPL Flight Rules & Air Law Exam (CLWA) + ATPL Air Law Exam (AALW) + Instrument Theory Exam (IREX).

Total cost for Exams, Flying (required for initial MECIR), Class 1, ASIC and fees was around $6500 AUD in 2007. You could save about $800 AUD by using someone else's regs, plates, and pubs.

Immigration is a separate process with it's own headaches and fees.

Longer post on PPRUNE http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...ght=MayFly135s

See ya'll in Longreach for a history lesson and a pot of XXXX Bitter!