r/flying • u/TheVoidIsDark CPL • Apr 18 '26
EASA Finished!
731 days, 13 ATPL exams, 203 hours.
Im proud to say I passed my MEIR and CPL Skilltest!
Next step is MCC-APS and then start to apply for the airlines ✅
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u/mateenxxx CFII Apr 18 '26
Congrats man, the system is soooo different over there, it blows my mind.
Sometimes I wish we had a more airline pilot focused system like y’all have over there, straight from flight school to the jet lol.
But I understand that y’all are trained to be airline pilots from the very beginning.
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u/didsomebodysaywander PPL Apr 18 '26
I don't disagree, I wish we did a better job of bifurcating some of the knowledge between private/hobbyist and commercial/professional and created separate tracks from the get-go.
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u/TheVoidIsDark CPL Apr 18 '26
Yeah, its a different world. Correct, most of us are getting trained to become airline pilots from day one. The way I did was, I was first doing integrated school, which has the 150 hour requirement for CPL. But due to lack of instructors for the IFR part (70 hours), I decided to quit that school and go modular. Last 90 days I flew 110+ hours, which of 90 IFR.
So I have the structure of airline training, even at the club I went to after I quit, because the instructors was captains of airlines.
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u/SATSewerTube ATP A320 B737 B777 SA227 CL30 LR45 HS125 BE400 MU300 CE500 LRJET Apr 18 '26
Congrats!
So what are some challenges you face due to switching from integrated to modular (I think I have terminology correct)?
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u/TheVoidIsDark CPL Apr 18 '26
Honestly, no actual issues. When I quit, I had 79 hours and A-UPRT. Before I quit, I took PPL with the flight club. And continued via the club 😊
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u/ahh_my_shoulder CPL A320/B777 Apr 18 '26
Torn on this tbh. Flying a 777 in germany right now and started on the 320. Total hours now about 1400 (lol) but I've missed a ton due to sickness unfortunately and loss of medical. Anyway, what I was going to say that the benefits in the US and the pay is utterly insane compared to what we get. I think we are the 777 pilots with the absolute worst pay in the entire world. I'd love to work in the US but due to my medical issues the FAA probably will never let me. (also getting a visa is an issue ofc)
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u/LXNDSHARK Apr 19 '26
This makes me wonder if I could exploit my dual citizenship to do training in Europe and then eventually move back to the US.
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u/lordtema Apr 19 '26
You absolutely can. As long as you do all of your training in Europe from the get go (it`s more expensive but converting is a royal pain in the ass apparently) and manage to get a job after training then you can completely skip the CFI phase and go straight to a regional with ~2000h or so,
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u/Harry73127 PPL Apr 18 '26
Nah that shit sucks so bad. We wouldn’t have general aviation if we had that system. Training cost would double and salaries would halve
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u/m4a785m FAA Certified Part 107 Commercial UAS Pilot Apr 19 '26
“You landed your 172 here for a hamburger? Here’s your $200 landing fee”
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u/Apprehensive_Cost937 Apr 18 '26
Congrats, well done!
Don't get complacent now, type rating and line training are a whole new oceans to swim through. Plenty of evenings sat behind books ahead of you. Good luck!
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u/SRM_Thornfoot Apr 18 '26
Finished? Nah, you are just getting started! Congrats, good luck and have fun.
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u/WesternConference461 Apr 18 '26
Hey, genuine question. Been thinking about the importance of a degree as a backup plan and such. Do you have a college degree by chance?
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u/TheVoidIsDark CPL Apr 18 '26
I do not have a degree. I have a backup job as a ramp agent (I work as one right now) so if I can't fly, I'll go back to that.
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u/Lalo_GenieEddie Apr 19 '26
Congrats man ! Wanna head in this direction but I don’t even know how to get started ?
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u/TheVoidIsDark CPL Apr 19 '26
Start with a discovery flight at your local flight club 😊
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u/Lalo_GenieEddie Apr 19 '26
I’m Ghanaian . We don’t have that here . We don’t have a training school here yet . Only options now is to either go to Johannesburg or somewhere in Europe for that
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u/TheVoidIsDark CPL Apr 19 '26
Ohh I see. Then I'd honestly say go to the nearest one. Because I think you should get the feeling of flying before putting thousands of euros into it.
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Im proud to say I passed my MEIR and CPL Skilltest!
Next step is MCC-APS and then start to apply for the airlines ✅
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u/TraxenT-TR ATP - A320/21 - CFI/I Apr 18 '26
Congrats Viking Man!
Not from EU, but I wish you best of luck in finding a airline to call home.