Originally Posted by
AirArney
Sighs, eh?
Before you attack the OP, why don't you try and explain to me the inequity of transfering certificates between JAA and FAA? I don't think that you can. I know that when I fly a 172 in Ireland (for fun), my FAA ATP grants me a whopping PPL with day privleges only.... Meanwhile, the JAA pilot can go to a FSDO and AUTOMATICALLY be crossdecked with a Commercial certificate. One written and BAM, Instrument rating. One more written and checkride, ATP.....
Meanwhile, the FAA pilot, regardless of rating, has to start from square one in Europe.
And before you spout off about Emirates et al. I am talking about professional flying in Western Europe and Australia specifically, not some Third World country or 12th Century throwback city.
I didn't realize the argument was regarding the ease in certificate transfer. I thought we were talking about the right to work for an airline in a country. Guess what. Those with green cards here didn't magically have an FAA certificate. They had to start from square one. No need to whine about how difficult it is to get a JAA cert. If you REALLY wanna work for a European carrier, get the damn cert and quit complaining. Nothing is holding you back.