FAA to EASA Conversion: Routes, Exams and Costs for 2026

An FAA pilot certificate does not convert to an EASA licence in a single step. What you hold determines the route. FAA private pilot holders can use a bilateral shortcut to an EASA PPL, while FAA commercial and ATP holders who want an EASA ATPL must pass the full European theory examinations, meet the medical and language requirements, and complete a skill test with an EASA examiner. The application itself goes to the national aviation authority of the EU member state where you live or intend to work, not to EASA directly.

This guide sets out both routes in the order you will meet them, the documents each authority asks for, where the money goes, and how to sequence the work so that no hour of training is wasted.

TL; DR

• Ukuguqulwa kwenguqu kusingathwa ziigunya zesizwe phantsi Ummiselo ogunyazisiweyo (EU) 2020/723, ngoko ke ufaka isicelo kwilizwe elilungu apho uhlala khona okanye oceba ukusebenza khona.
• I-FAA-EASA edibene ne-EASA (i-BASA, iSihlomelo 3) iguqula abanini be-FAA PPL, i-CPL kunye ne-ATP kuphela babe yi-EASA PPL enezilinganiso ezifanayo. Ayivelisi ilayisenisi yorhwebo okanye yenqwelo moya.
• I-EASA ATPL ifuna izifundo ezili-14 zethiyori, iklasi yoku-1 ye-EASA yezonyango, ubuchule besiNgesi ubuncinane beNqanaba lesi-4 kunye novavanyo lwesakhono se-ATPL.
• Iindleko zenziwe ngekhosi yethiyori, iifizi zovavanyo, ezonyango, uvavanyo lwezakhono kunye nomrhumo wegunya; umrhumo wegunya oqhelekileyo ngu 50 euro.
• Qala ithiyori kunye nonyango kwangethuba. Zezona zinto ziphambili kakhulu, kwaye ungaba nelayisenisi ye-EASA kunye nesatifikethi sakho se-FAA.

Isiqulatho

• Ngubani ngokwenene ekufuneka aguquke
• Indlela ye-BASA: FAA PPL, CPL okanye ATP ukuya kwi-EASA PPL
• Indlela ye-ATPL: ukusuka kwi-FAA ATP okanye kwi-CPL ukuya kwi-EASA ATPL
• Ezonyango nolwimi: umhla wokugqibela othuleyo
• Zibiza malini iindleko zokuguqula
• Ulandelelwano olunengqiqo
• Imbono yethu
• Yakhani isiseko se-FAA kunye nendlela ye-EASA kunye
• FAQ
• imithombo

Ngubani ngokwenene ekufuneka aguquke

Iindidi ezintathu zabaqhubi beenqwelo-moya zibuza lo mbuzo, kwaye nganye iphelela kwindlela eyahlukileyo.

1. Umqhubi wenqwelo moya wabucala we-FAA ohlala eYurophu kwaye ufuna ukubhabha inqwelo moya ebhalisiweyo yi-EASA ngokwesatifiketi sase-US. Le yindlela yokuguqula i-BASA.
2. Umnini we-FAA okanye i-ATP ujolise kwinkampani yeenqwelo moya yaseYurophu. Iinqwelo moya eziqeshayo phantsi kwemithetho ye-EASA zifuna ilayisenisi ye-Part-FCL, kwaye kule njongo kusebenza indlela epheleleyo ye-ATPL.
3. Umfundi wenqwelo moya ongekaqali kwaye ufuna ukuqeshwa kumacala omabini e-Atlantic. Olu vavanyo aludingi kuguqulwa konke konke, lufuna nje ulandelelwano loqeqesho oluqondakalayo, esilugubungela ngezantsi.

Inqaku elinye kwiqela lokuqala: a Inqaku lePilot-Hub elivela ngo-2025 ichaza ukuba abemi baseYurophu abafuna ukubhabha iinqwelomoya ezibhalisiweyo kwi-N ngaphakathi kwe-EASA airspace, ukusukela ngo-2023, kulindeleke ukuba batshintshe phantsi kwesivumelwano samazwe amabini kunye neenkqubo zaso ze-TIP-L. Ukuba oko kuchaza wena, icandelo elilandelayo yindawo oza kuqala kuyo.

Indlela ye-BASA: FAA PPL, CPL okanye ATP ukuya kwi-EASA PPL

The Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement between the United States and the European Union gained its pilot licensing annex on 18 May 2021. According to the I-Arhente yezoThutho yaseSweden, Isihlomelo 3 sivumela abanini besatifikethi se-FAA ukuba bafake izicelo zokuguqulwa kweelayisenisi zabucala zokuqhuba iinqwelomoya, kuquka i-SEP, i-MEP, i-Night kunye ne-Instrument. Ukumakisha kwayo kulula:

Imida emibini ibalulekile. Okokuqala, i-IR(A) inokukhutshwa kuphela kunye ne-PPL(A okanye ngenxa yayo). Ayinakuthwalwa iye kwilayisenisi ephezulu phantsi kweSihlomelo 3. Okwesibini, Ifomu yesiFrentshi ye-DGAC ithi abanini be-FAA CPL kunye ne-ATP bafumana ilayisenisi ye-EASA yabucala kunye neereyithingi, ukuba izatifikethi zeMidlalo kunye nokuZonwabisa azinakuguqulwa, kwaye ukuba iireyithingi zohlobo lwe-FAA kunye neereyithingi zeklasi ezifana ne-TMG okanye i-SET aziguquki zibe ziireyithingi zohlobo lwe-Part-FCL. Ilayisenisi ye-EASA yodidi lobungcali ifuna indlela eyahlukileyo.

Iimeko zokuguqulwa kwePPL

Abasemagunyeni bapapasha iimeko ezifanayo neziguquguqukayo zasekuhlaleni:

• Imali. The Igunya laseSlovak ithi kufuneka ube unolwazi olupheleleyo phantsi kwemithetho ye-FAA xa inkqubo iqala. Izatifikethi ezinikezelweyo, ezinqunyanyisiweyo okanye ezirhoxisiweyo azamkelwa.
• Indawo yokuhlala. Unikezela ubungqina bokuhlala kwilizwe elilungu le-EU kunye nekopi yesatifikethi sakho se-FAA. Uxwebhu lwe-TIP-L ivumela abaqhubi beenqwelo-moya abasele behlala apho ngaphambi kokuba iSihlomelo 3 sifake isicelo sokuqinisekisa imali ngokuzibhengeza kwifomu yesicelo.
• Ezonyango. Udinga isiqinisekiso sezonyango se-EU esisebenzayo esihlangabezana neemfuno ze-EASA ze-PPL(A), kunye nesiqinisekiso sezonyango se-FAA sangoku. Igunya lezohambo lwaseIreland iqinisekisa ukuba awusibuyiseli isatifikethi se-FAA kwaye ungaba nazo zombini.
• ULwimi. Ii-IAA licensing FAQ uthi kufuneka uphumelele uvavanyo lobuchule boLwimi lwesiNgesi olwamkelekileyo lwe-EASA, kwaye ukuqinisekiswa kwe-ICAO kwilayisensi yakho akunakuqatshelwa nje.
• Amava. Ngokutsho I-Arhente yezoThutho yaseSweden, umnini we-PPL oneeyure ezili-100 nangaphezulu kufuneka ahlangabezane neemfuno zovavanyo lweklasi okanye uhlobo, aphumelele ithiyori ye-EASA kwi-Air Law kunye ne-Human Performance, abe ne-medical Class 2 ubuncinci, abonise ubuchule bolwimi lweNqanaba lesi-4 kwaye aphumelele uvavanyo lwesakhono se-EASA. Ngeeyure ezingaphantsi kwe-100 ilayisenisi ayinakuguqulwa. Endaweni yoko ufaka isicelo kumbutho woqeqesho ukuze ufumane uqeqesho oluncitshisiweyo kunye nethiyori yokuhlala kuzo zonke izifundo ezisithoba.

Procedures differ by member state. The Dutch authority, for example, ifuna ifomu ekwi-intanethi yokuguqula ilayisenisi ye-FAA ibe yi-Part-FCL, kwaye ucele ukuba igama lakho nendawo yokuzalwa ifane ngokuchanekileyo nepasipoti yakho. Emva kokungenisa ufumana isiqinisekiso esizenzekelayo kwaye emva koko isicelo sentlawulo, ekufuneka sihlawulwe zingadlulanga iiveki ezine. Elo phepha liphawula ukuba ukucutshungulwa okwangoku kucotha kunesiqhelo, ngoko yakha ixesha kwisicwangciso sakho.

Indlela ye-ATPL: ukusuka kwi-FAA ATP okanye kwi-CPL ukuya kwi-EASA ATPL

For an airline career in Europe, the bilateral shortcut is not enough. The I-Arhente yezoThutho yaseSweden udwelisa oko kufunwayo kuguqulelo lwe-ATPL:

1. amava ukuhlangabezana neemfuno ze-ATPL zeCandelo-FCL subpart F: iiyure ezili-1,500 zizonke, iiyure ezingama-500 kwimisebenzi yokuqhuba iinqanawa ezininzi, iiyure ezingama-250 njenge-PIC okanye i-PICUS, ubuncinane iiyure ezingama-200 zokunqumla ilizwe (ezili-100 njenge-PIC), iiyure ezingama-75 zexesha lezixhobo kunye neeyure ezili-100 zokubhabha ebusuku.
2. Udidi olufanelekileyo okanye ukalisho lohlobo iimfuno.
3. A full EASA theoretical ATPL examination.
4. Isatifikethi sezonyango seKlasi yoku-1 ye-EASA.
5. Ubuchule bolwimi lwesiNgesi ubuncinane kwiNqanaba lesi-4.
6. Uvavanyo lwesakhono se-EASA ATPL.

Igunya lase-Ireland longeza iinkcukacha zabaqhubi beenqwelo moya abajolise kumsebenzi weenqwelo moya: uphumelela uviwo lwe-Part-FCL ATPL kwi zonke izifundo ezili-14 emva kwekhosi yolwazi lwethiyori ubuncinane iiyure ezingama-650 kwi-EASA Approved Training Organisation, kungekho nciphiso kwikhosi yethiyori engeyiyo ye-EASA ATPL.

Ngamazwi acacileyo: ithiyori yeyona nto iphambili kolu tshintsho. Amava akho okubhabha kunye nobuchule bakho bokusebenza buyaqatshelwa, kodwa isiseko solwazi sihlolwa ngokupheleleyo phantsi kwemithetho yaseYurophu. Yiyo loo nto abaviwa abaceba ithiyori behamba kwangoko kule nkqubo ngokukhawuleza.

Ukukhetha igunya

Ngenxa yokuba amagunya esizwe ajongana nokuguqulwa kwabantu, umbuzo osebenzayo ngowokuba yeyiphi. Ilizwe elilungu apho uhlala khona okanye uceba ukusebenza khona yindawo yokuqala, ngokwe EASA’s licensing FAQAmanye amazwe aqhuba izicelo ezininzi zamazwe angaphandle kunamanye, kwaye imirhumo, iifomu kunye namaxesha okucubungula ayahluka, ngoko funda iphepha legunya elithile ngaphambi kokuba uzibophelele kumvavanyi okanye kumbutho woqeqesho.

Ezonyango nolwimi: umhla wokugqibela othuleyo

Unyango lwakho lwe-FAA alumeleli kwi-EASA medical. Ukuze uguqulele kwinqanaba labucala udinga i-EASA Class 2, kumsebenzi we-ATPL i-Class 1, ekhutshwa ngumvavanyi ovunyiweyo yi-EASA okanye iziko lezonyango. Imigangatho iyafana kodwa ayifani, ngoko ke ukuba unembali yokuba i-FAA inike ukukhutshwa okukhethekileyo, thatha loo nto kumvavanyi wezonyango ngaphambi kokuba uhlawulele izifundo zethiyori. Uthelekiso lwezonyango lwe-FAA kunye ne-EASA uhamba ngendlela ezi nkqubo zimbini ezahluke ngayo, kwaye Isikhokelo sesatifikethi sezonyango se-FAA igubungela icala laseMelika.

Ubuchule bolwimi lolunye udidi lokuqala. Inqanaba lesi-4 lelona lincinci lokuguqula ulwimi, kodwa uvavanyo kufuneka lube lolwamkelwa ligunya elifumanayo, ngoko ke qinisekisa isivumelwano nabo endaweni yokucinga ukuba inkxaso yakho ekhoyo iyadlula.

Zibiza malini iindleko zokuguqula

Akukho xabiso linye, kuba iyonke yimali epheleleyo yezinto ezahlukeneyo, nganye isetiwe liqela elahlukileyo:

• Umrhumo wegunya. Iintlawulo zimiselwe lilizwe ngalinye elililungu. Igunya laseSlovakia lipapasha umrhumo wokukhutshwa kwangoku we 50 euro kwisicelo sokuguqula i-BASA. Amanye amazwe ahlawulisa imali yawo.
• Ezonyango. Uvavanyo lwezonyango lwe-EASA, oluhlawuliswa ngumvavanyi.
• Ithiyori. Eyona nto inkulu kwi-ATPL conversion: ikhosi kwi-academic training group kunye nee-examination settings.
• Differences or conversion training. Ixesha lokuhamba ngenqwelo moya nomqeqeshi ukulungiselela uvavanyo lwesakhono, kuxhomekeke kumava akho akutshanje.
• Uvavanyo lwezakhono. Umrhumo womvavanyi, kunye nexesha lenqwelo-moya okanye lokulinganisa.
• Uhlobo lovavanyo, ukuba injongo yakho ifuna enye yenqwelo-moya ethile.

The practical way to control cost is to remove repeat work. Every failed sitting or lapsed medical adds a second payment, so line up the medical, the language assessment and the theory before booking the skill test.

Ulandelelwano olunengqiqo

1. Decide the target. EASA PPL for personal flying, or EASA ATPL for airline work.
2. Khetha igunya apho uhlala khona okanye uza kusebenza khona, kwaye ufunde iphepha lokuguqula kunye neshedyuli yentlawulo.
3. Bhukisha i-EASA yezonyango kwangethuba, kuba ivala yonke enye into.
4. Qalisa ithiyori. Kwindlela ye-ATPL oku kuthetha izifundo ezili-14 kumbutho ovunyiweyo, kulandele iimviwo. Sichaza indlela abaviwa abahlalisa ngayo Iimviwo ze-EASA ATPL eMelikakunye nolwakhiwo lwesakhiwo sethu Inkqubo yethiyori ye-EASA ATPL ekwi-intanethi yakhelwe ngokufunda ngemodyuli.
5. Gqibezela naluphi na uqeqesho lokubhabha ifuneka ngaphambi kovavanyo lwesakhono.
6. Phumelela uvavanyo lwesakhono kunye nomvavanyi we-EASA.
7. Hambisa isicelo kunye neenkcukacha zakho zepasipoti, ikopi yesatifikethi se-FAA, ubungqina bezonyango kunye nendawo ohlala kuyo, kwaye uhlawule umrhumo wegunya ngexesha.

Ukuba ulinganisa indlela yemodyuli ngokuchasene nendlela edibeneyo ngokupheleleyo, uthelekiso lwethu modular ATPL versus integrated ichaza indlela nganye efanelana ngayo nomqhubi wenqwelo moya oseMelika. Ukuze ufumane umbono obanzi wendlela ezi nkqubo zimbini zokufumana iilayisensi ezahluke ngayo kumsebenzi weenqwelo moya, jonga I-FAA vs EASA ATPL.

Imbono yethu

Uninzi lwabaqhubi beenqwelo-moya abasibuza ngokuguqula ngokwenene babuza umbuzo wokulandelelana. Imithetho yokuguqula ipapashwe kwaye izinzile. Okubiza abantu imali kunye neenyanga kukufunda ngokulandelelana okungalunganga: ikhosi yethiyori iqalile ngaphambi kokuba kuqinisekiswe unyango, uvavanyo lwesakhono lubhukishwe ngaphambi kokuba ifomu yegunya iqondwe, okanye ilayisenisi yesibini yongezwe kwisicwangciso somsebenzi esingazange siyifune.

Sakhe uqeqesho lwethu phezu kwaloo nyaniso. I-academy yethu ineGunya lokuZihlola, oko kuthetha ukuba ukukhwela i-FAA kwenzeka ngaphakathi ngaphandle kokulinda ixesha elide ukuba kubekho umvavanyi wangaphandle, kwaye iinkqubo zethu zeCandelo 141 zenzelwe ukuthatha umfundi ukusuka kumqhubi wabucala ukuya kwi-ATP ubuncinci kwiiyure ezili-111 zoqeqesho lokubhabha. Loo nto yindlela yobuchule, kwaye sisiseko esomeleleyo selayisenisi ye-EASA kamva, kuba ukuguqulwa kwe-ATPL kuxhomekeke kwirekhodi eqinileyo yokubhabha kunye nenkqubo yethiyori eqhutywa kakuhle.

Kubafundi abaziyo ukususela ngosuku lokuqala ukuba iYurophu yinxalenye yesicwangciso, sinikezela nge-EASA ATPL Modular kunye neenkqubo zethu ze-FAA, ngoko ke ithiyori kunye noqeqesho lokubhabha zinokucwangciswa njengendlela enye endaweni yokuthenga izinto ezimbini ezahlukeneyo. Abafundi bamanye amazwe nabo banenkxaso ye-visa ye-M1, esusa enye ingqiniseko evela kwiinyanga zokuqala. Ukuba ufuna indlela emiselweyo neqikelelweyo eya kwi-cockpit yeenqwelo moya, qala ngoqeqesho lwe-FAA kwaye uvumele ilayisensi ye-EASA ilandele kuyo.

Rainer

Yakhani isiseko se-FAA kunye nendlela ye-EASA kunye

Ukuba usukelo lwakho ngumsebenzi weenqwelo moya onokuwela iAtlantiki, utshintsho olungabizi kakhulu lolo uceba ngaphambi kwesifundo sakho sokuqala. I-Florida Flyers Flight Academy iqeqesha abaqhubi beenqwelo moya phantsi kweCandelo 141 le-FAA, kunye nohambo lokuhlola ngaphakathi endlwini ngeGunya lokuZihlola, inkxaso ye-visa ye-M1 kubafundi bamazwe ngamazwe, iindlela zokuxhasa ngemali kunye neendlela zokubeka abantu emsebenzini. INkqubo yeSikolo seSikolo seNqwelomoya yeXabiso eliZinzileyo ipapashwe nge-$85,900, kwaye yethu Inkqubo yeMisebenzi yokuLinga i-Airline yase-US kwi $ 49,950.

Kwithiyori ye-EASA, umnikelo wethu we-EASA ATPL Modular uchazwe kwi-EASA ATPL Modular yethu. indawo ephambili, kwaye iqela lethu lingadibanisa amanyathelo e-FAA kunye ne-EASA kwixesha elinye lemeko yakho. Ukuze ujonge ngakumbi inkqubo yokuguqula, funda eyethu EASA license conversion guide for FAA pilots.

FAQ

Ndingayiguqula na ilayisenisi yam ye-FAA ibe yilayisenisi ye-EASA ngaphandle kokubhala iimviwo?

Kuphela kwinqanaba labucala. Phantsi kwe-BASA Annex 3, umnini we-FAA wabucala, wezorhwebo okanye we-ATP unokufumana i-EASA PPL enezilinganiso ezifanayo, kunye nomqhubi wenqwelomoya oneeyure ezili-100 nangaphezulu ezihlala ithiyori kwi-Air Law kunye ne-Human Performance kunye novavanyo lwesakhono. Kwi-EASA ATPL, kufuneka uvavanyo olupheleleyo lwethiyori.

Ingaba ndiyalahlekelwa sisatifikethi sam se-FAA xa ndifumana ilayisensi ye-EASA?

Hayi. I-Irish Aviation Authority ithi ilayisenisi ye-FAA akufuneki ibuyiselwe kwaye ungaba nazo zombini. Kuya kufuneka ugcine ixesha lezonyango le-FAA ukuze ugcine amalungelo e-FAA, kwaye ilayisenisi ye-EASA ifuna eyayo yezonyango.

Leliphi ilizwe ekufuneka ndifake isicelo kulo?

Faka isicelo kwigunya lesizwe lelizwe elilungu le-EU apho uhlala khona okanye uceba ukusebenza khona, njengoko i-EASA iyalela. Igunya ngalinye linefomu yalo, umrhumo kunye nexesha lokucubungula, ngoko ke jonga iphepha lokuguqula ngaphambi kokuba uzibophelele kumvavanyi okanye kumbutho woqeqesho.

Kuthatha ixesha elingakanani ukuguqulwa?

The timeline depends on the route and on the authority. Application processing alone varies: the Dutch authority reports delays at present, and sends a payment request that must be settled within four weeks. For ATPL conversion, theory preparation and examination sittings are normally the longest part, so start there.

Ngaba umlinganiselo wohlobo lwe-FAA uyaguquka?

Ayiphantsi kwe-BASA. Ifomu yegunya laseFransi ithi iireyithingi zohlobo lwe-FAA kunye neereyithingi zeklasi ze-TMG okanye ze-SET azinakuguqulwa zibe ziireyithingi zohlobo lwe-Part-FCL. Apho kufuneka ireyithingi yohlobo lwe-EASA, ifunyanwa ngendlela ye-EASA.

imithombo

• Licensing FAQ, EASA
• Ukuguqulwa kwelayisenisi ye-FAA phantsi kwesivumelwano se-BASA, i-Arhente yezoThutho yaseSweden
• Ukuguqulwa kweelayisenisi, i-Arhente yezoThutho yaseSweden
• Acceptance of pilot licence from FAA, Slovak Transport Authority
• Iinkqubo zoBugcisa zoKusetyenziswa kweLayisensi (i-TIP-L), i-EASA
• Ifomu leOfisi yeLayisensi yokuguqulwa kwelayisensi yeBASA kunye novavanyo, iDGAC France
• Ukuguqula okanye ukuqinisekisa ilayisenisi yokuqhuba inqwelo moya ye-ICAO, i-CAA NL
• Imibuzo ebuzwa rhoqo ngeLayisensi yoMqhubi, iGunya leeNqwelomoya lase-Ireland
• Imemorandam yengcebiso malunga nokuphela kwexesha lokwaphulwa kwemithetho, i-Irish Aviation Authority
• Inqwelo-moya ebhalisiweyo yi-N kwindawo ye-EASA, iPilot-Hub

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• Isikhokelo soGuqulo lweLayisensi ye-EASA yabaqhubi beenqwelo moya ze-FAA
• I-EASA vs FAA Pilot License USA: Isikhokelo Sokugqibela
• Uqeqesho lokubhabha lwe-EASA vs FAA - Ukuqonda umahluko
• Iimviwo ze-EASA ATPL e-USA: Indlela Abaviwa Abaziqhuba Ngayo