blindpilot
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- Sep 29, 2005
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Hi everyone,
I hold a canadian ATP with about 5500 TT, including a lot of experience in IFR, turboprop with MTOW>12500 Lbs.
With this licence I flew in Canada, USA, southern Europe and Africa for different companies with different registrations.
I grew up in France (that’s why this english is so bad…) and of course I would like to fly in France or in Europe.
So, few months ago, I started the procedures to convert my canadian licence to a JAA one.
And there, big surprise : impossible to get a class 1 medical, since I wear glasses.
I tried with UK, France and Switzerland…..impossible
I never had any problem to get my canadian or FAA class 1 medical.
To make a long story short, I tried all the means to get this class 1 and none of the JAR states would accept my vision correction.
So, the solution I found is to get an FAA ATP and fly in Europe on a N registered aircraft.
I know that few american companies have crew members based in Europe.
I am about to complete this ATP and I would like to get some advices from you guys about the companies who would give me a chance to fly on their N aircraft based in Europe.
Other registrations/companies with the same conditions are, of course, welcome...
Thanks for your comments and help
Blind Pilot
I hold a canadian ATP with about 5500 TT, including a lot of experience in IFR, turboprop with MTOW>12500 Lbs.
With this licence I flew in Canada, USA, southern Europe and Africa for different companies with different registrations.
I grew up in France (that’s why this english is so bad…) and of course I would like to fly in France or in Europe.
So, few months ago, I started the procedures to convert my canadian licence to a JAA one.
And there, big surprise : impossible to get a class 1 medical, since I wear glasses.
I tried with UK, France and Switzerland…..impossible
I never had any problem to get my canadian or FAA class 1 medical.
To make a long story short, I tried all the means to get this class 1 and none of the JAR states would accept my vision correction.
So, the solution I found is to get an FAA ATP and fly in Europe on a N registered aircraft.
I know that few american companies have crew members based in Europe.
I am about to complete this ATP and I would like to get some advices from you guys about the companies who would give me a chance to fly on their N aircraft based in Europe.
Other registrations/companies with the same conditions are, of course, welcome...
Thanks for your comments and help
Blind Pilot
