Converting FAA ATP to NZ ATPL
08-24-2013, 11:38 AM
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Converting FAA ATP to NZ ATPL
Has anyone gone through the process before?
From the research I have done, the first step is to send off logbooks to be examined by ASL who will write back with a letter describing the steps to continue. For someone working as a 121 pilot in the US currently it sounds like they will respond by saying take the ATPL Air Law exam, get a class 1 medical and take the ATPL flight test.
Does this sound right? If so, I had also seen somewhere that it can take 4-6 weeks for the logbooks to be verified for cross crediting towards the ATPL.
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From the research I have done, the first step is to send off logbooks to be examined by ASL who will write back with a letter describing the steps to continue. For someone working as a 121 pilot in the US currently it sounds like they will respond by saying take the ATPL Air Law exam, get a class 1 medical and take the ATPL flight test.
Does this sound right? If so, I had also seen somewhere that it can take 4-6 weeks for the logbooks to be verified for cross crediting towards the ATPL.
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08-25-2013, 10:27 AM
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I went through the process of getting a UK ATPL 20+ years ago. I had about 7 or 8,000 hours on the DC-8, 3,000 hrs of that was PIC. If I remember correctly, It was about 6 weeks after I sent off my logbooks to the CAA that I received a "Letter of Assessment" based on my flight time/experience. I needed to take the Air Law, Performance test, systems tests and the lights test. Then MEL flight test and the Instrument Renewal test. It was the biggest waste of time and energy I've ever spent. I had interviews with B.A., Monarch, Virgin and a couple others, but no job offers although I do have the right to live and work in the UK. I met or exceeded all their requirements so maybe it was being Britannicly challenged.
So, unless your passport says you're a NZ citizen think long and hard about it.
So, unless your passport says you're a NZ citizen think long and hard about it.
08-26-2013, 01:54 AM
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Search this forum from a few years ago. There were two Americans who headed down that way and did exactly what you are asking about. I think one was Mayfly135s ( or something close to that ). Korupilot is an authority on this as well and helped those two guys, but I haven't seen him posting here lately.
Edit - just checked, looks like Mayfly135s is correct and he does still visit the site. The other was Tweet something I think.
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Edit - just checked, looks like Mayfly135s is correct and he does still visit the site. The other was Tweet something I think.
TP
08-26-2013, 02:18 PM
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Get an Ozzie ATPL (you only need to sit the air law exam and an instrument check ride practical). The ozzie ticket will be recognized in Enzed via a Trans Tasman Agreement.
The FAA is FAR easier to deal with than the CAA. Good luck, and please tell me how it turns out for you.
The FAA is FAR easier to deal with than the CAA. Good luck, and please tell me how it turns out for you.
09-01-2013, 02:44 PM
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I have not heard anything from the people I have PM'ed yet on here. Thus far I have put together my logbooks for ASL so they can cross credit the time, and assess what I need to do to be eligible for a NZ ATPL. From what is on the CAA website and an email from a CAA official, it sounds as though I will require to sit for the ATPL Air Law exam, ATPL flight test and get a class 1 medical. Lets see what the CAA says, propfails2FX as you say they may present some difficulty. They could say sit for all 7 theory subjects, or they could say do just the Air Law.
How long did it take you to complete the CASA conversion process?
How long did it take you to complete the CASA conversion process?
11-02-2013, 11:33 AM
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So far in the conversion process, I have received the log book assessment (rather quickly- about 2 weeks from posting it off to getting the materials back), obtained a medical, and sat the Air Law exam. The final step required by the CAA/ASL is to sit a flight test either in an approved simulator, or aircraft.
As an aside, my personal thoughts on why the assessment came back so quickly is that I included flagged log books with the Log Ten Pro logbook, flight time summaries generated by the software...including time in each type etc. I figured the easier I make it for a bureaucrat to look through, the faster it will come back.
As an aside, my personal thoughts on why the assessment came back so quickly is that I included flagged log books with the Log Ten Pro logbook, flight time summaries generated by the software...including time in each type etc. I figured the easier I make it for a bureaucrat to look through, the faster it will come back.
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