Pilot Licenses – Trap in Change to EASA
As of January 2008, all pilot licenses in Europe will have to be converted to new EASA standards. If your license has been issued in compliance to JARs, converting to EASA will be a simple administrative thing. If this is not the case, your license is either national or ICAO, and converting to EASA could be more… complex.
If you’re not sure, first step is to check your license. If it has been initially issued after 2001, it is certainly JAR compliant. Otherwise, if you once attended a JAR-OPS theory course, this was to convert it. It is not yet too late to follow such a course. It normally lasts for two to four hours, and covers things like minimums for license renewal, maximum age, and things like that. After this course, you will receive a JAR license.
Still in doubt about the exact status of your license ? Ask your instructor, he will certainly be able to answer all your questions.
2 Comments, Comment or Ping
Anonymous
Hi
What would be required to convert a FAA ATP to a EASA license
Thanks
Jan 11th, 2008
PlasticPilot
Hi,
as often with large administrations delay pop-out. At least in Switzerland we can’t have EASA licenses so we stick with JAA.
The answer I can give you is what you need to convert from FAA to JAA. I checked that with air-espace, the FTO I worked with (http://www.air-espace.net), and you can find all information in poiints 8.0 of this document: http://www.air-espace.net/docs/Air-Espace_Formations.pdf
Be careful not to be confused with validation (temporary allowance to operate JAA planes) which is described in point 7.0 and conversion (issuance of a new full JAA license), described in point 8.0.
Hope this helps
Jan 11th, 2008
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