edik

She has dual (so two past ports). My biggest worry it graduating from school (i am not saying that because i am a bad student, it just needs to be done first before i can start worrying about jobs).

edik

captjns

First of all get your degree. Get your ratings while in school... Do some instructing on your free time to build up time and who knows after school you may want to sit in the back of the jet, and fly your own bird for fun.

Linebacker35

No, Its something I want to do though. So i've just been researching all of that stuff. It looks like fun.

edik

Linebacker35,

So you are in the states, who do u fly for? Europe dooes look fun, but most of the trips are day long.

Dizel8

IIRC, there are a few problems with a conversion/validation. Due to the EU now operating under JAR, a license issued by the british CAA based on the validation on a FAA certificate is only valid on G (british) registered A/C's.
I think to get a full JAR license you need to take all the written exams and at least one or two flight test.

captjns

You are correct. the same applies if you are getting an Irish license too. I was speaking in generalities. Your initial simulator check ride will be conducted by a TRE.

A TRE is the equivalent to a designated examiner in the US. However, you need to take your paperwork to the applicable administrator to have your validation certificate issued. During the validation period you will have a limited period of time to take the required exams. This can range from 12 to 18 months, depending on the country the operator has its certificate.

Typhoonpilot

I looked at immigrating to Australia a few years ago. It is a point system and I came up about 5 points short. In that case I could have made an Aussie $100,000 investment to get up to the threshold. Being a pilot is a skilled category that gets you more points, although you need to convert to an Aussie license. The other thing was you need to do it before age 39 as you start losing points after that. I know a lot of Zim pilots that have obtained Aussie right of residency and have their families there.

" The dispute " is what caused the mass exodus of Australian pilots in 89 and into the early 90s. Their aviation industry is hyper-competitive. Too much supply and not a lot of demand. Qantas is the only good job there. The rest vary from okay to crappy. Qantas's time is coming though and they will go after the pilot's salaries. I wouldn't go there thinking it is a way to a good job that pays a lot.


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dojetdriver

Yep, my brother is a mechanic for Air New Zealand. I stop listening after about 5 minutes when he try's to esxplain to me about the immigration/work permit/residency stuff. Just doesn't sound like an easy process.

jonnyjetprop

It seems that the tough nut to crack is right to live/work visas in Europe.

captjns

No... its not hard at all... patience and money. Generally, in most cases you are be employed by the airline directly. You will are contracted by an aviatin employment agency such as PARC, Brookfield, etc… Once you have a signed contract in place you will to retain a good immigration attorney in the country where the employment agency is located, of which they usually have the names of attorneys on file. The attorney will provide you with the required work permit applications. They will do the leg work. Your attorney will send you the approved application of which you take it the nearest country’s consulate or Embassy where you live, to have the work permit annexed to your passport. The average cost to cover the attorney’s and work permit fees, and overnight delivery service will be in the neighborhood of $3,000.

That’s only the beginning, for you need the JAR medical, Aviation Operations and Law exams before you start flying in Europe. This is known as the “Validation Process”. You also need to keep your FAA certificate valid during the validation process.