It took almost two months, but I could finally
pick up my licence at the postal office on Saturday.
The piece of paper that is my proof of alot of hard
work and alot of money invested is now safely in
my hands ready for new adventures.
The Norwegian CAA, as the service minded institution
they are, charged me 500 kroners to print it out.
This fee however drowns in the grand total of fees
I've paid them. And there's more to come, as keeping
the licences current is fairly expensive in terms
of fees.
I've moved to Gardermoen, where I'm working as
a consulent for the Air Force, working with some
of the things I did before I went to the States.
The idea is to have a flexible job close to the
aviation community while I'm job hunting. So far
it has been very positive and a boost for the motivation.
The market for pilotjobs is slowly picking up, but
I have to be prepared to wait for awhile before
I land the first job. In the mean time I have to
make sure I keep my licences current and that I
fly when I have the time and money.
To those of you who are done with the skilltest
and are starting the jobhunt, but are unsure of
the rules in regards to the validity of the licences
and ratings, I'll sum it up here:
- CPL valid for 5 years to the last day of the
month you took the skilltest. In my case 31.12.2010.
- Instrument Rating valid 1 year to the last day
of the mont you took the skilltest. In my case
31.12.2006
- Multi Engine, same as IR.
- Single Engine valid 2 years. In my case 31.12.2007
ATPL theory is listed under remarks and does not
have a mentioned validity, but as far as I've understood
it is valid for 7 years from the date you took the
IR. This meaning you'll have to satisfy the requirements
for the ATPL within this time. MCC does not have
a validity.
Happy New Year!!
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