[QUOTE=KDUA;381808]
Originally Posted by
olympic
I talked to my contact in Greek CAA and he told me that all he would need is Air law and Human Performance.
Please don't give these american guys hope to go fly in Europe.
EU or JAA protect their pilots very well!! how, first you need to get the JAA exams 14 of them. VERY COMPLICATED,,,I'm working on it
. Then a check ride in the airplane if you are typed and have 500 hours of multi crew enviornmet time. Other wise if you dont have a type rating then you need to take 2 check rides one for CPL and the other one for IR/ME. the hole thing will cost around 10-15K brithis pounds not us dollars guys.
The other problem is, work permit. I have it and it is very hard to obtain it. The third and most stupid one I think is that most of the airlines in Europe require you to speak their language,,,,,,,except the Low cost carriers.
good luck
KDUA,
Why would you discourage others to try! It can be done. Olympic and myself have done it. I know there are others as well. We fully understand the work involved and the costs associated. We ALWAYS have stated that it is a lengthy, tedious and expensive process. However, if someone has the energy, money and the desire to try, I say go for it.
That being said we have also have recommended individuals to do much research if this is a goal.
While each person can research the requirements of the JAA, I suggest the research go one step further and look at any additional requirements required by the CAA in the country of choice. I know for a fact these vary from country to country. This may require travel to the country and meet face to face. I would suggest this anyways...
The work permit is a huge hurdle and probably should be looked at first. The foreign police in most countries can provide these requirements, again this probably would take a face to face meeting. Again, it can be done if one is creative. I'm not saying it can be done in every European country but some are less difficult than others.
Just my thoughts.
O what do you think? JNS?
Lifter