atpl

ATPL Today there are more orders filling the books of the aircraft manufacturing industry, and a large percentage of those will be for the European market. But as the problem of aging pilots comes to fruition in the next few years who will replace them? The costs of becoming a pilot have risen 300% over the last 10 years and are set to keep going up.

Couple that with the fact that so many students are now failing and dropping out of JAA Training programs, especially for the JAA ATPL, there will be a real shortage in the field within a few years. But the authorities will not make getting the JAA license easier. In fact is could become even harder by 2012.

To solve this shortage and cost increase, many are turning to the USA, where the license is cheaper and easier to obtain. They then proceed down a JAA conversion route to save time and money. But here is where caution is advised. Purchasing online question banks from un-approved sources can lead you to be in possession of old, out of date material, and will not be an entrance to taking the tests. Only an approved school can sign in a candidate for exams.

The requirements for the JAA License (ATPL) are dependent upon your current pilots license. For the JAA ATPL, choose which of the following BOLD statements you fit into: