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FAA ATP ConversionThe Complete EASA & ICAO Airline Pilot Transition Guide

Code

SS-FAA-001

Type

Professional Interactive Reference

Edition

Edition 1 · Revision 1.0 · current to November 2026

Format

83-page interactive PDF (A4), tappable side tabs, linked contents and 105 bookmarks, optimised for iPad and GoodReader

Author

Federico Ruiz Egusquiaguirre · FAA ATP

Reference

14 CFR Part 61 · ATP ACS

Language

International English

For EASA and ICAO airline pilots preparing the transition to an FAA Airline Transport Pilot certificate: what the published requirements are, how the steps fit together and how to prepare for each of them.

Contents · 14 chapters in 5 parts and 4 annexes

I · Framework

Conversion or certification; eligibility (four questions); the 1,500-hour framework.

II · Licence

Foreign licence verification and the 61.75 certificate; bilateral agreements.

III · Training & Tests

ATP-CTP; ATM knowledge test; what an EASA airline pilot needs to relearn; practical test and ATP ACS.

IV · Type Ratings

FAA type ratings; simulators, training centres and examiners.

V · Planning

Ten candidate pathways; case studies; costs, timeline and planning toolkit.

Annexes A–D

Regulatory source register (56 sources), open points register with the action for the reader, EN/ES glossary, 20 original practice questions.

Why this guide

• Every regulatory statement is traced to 14 CFR, an FAA advisory circular or an FAA list, with the check date.
• Every statement carries a label showing its weight. Where the FAA has not settled a point, the guide says so and tells you whom to ask.
• Includes the FAA list of qualified simulators outside the US, with its check date, and planning tools: decision tree, experience audit, checklists and cost planner.

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