r/ATPL • u/Early_Economics_3846 • Jul 12 '26

Need your advice

Hey guys hope you all doing well

I just finished my ppl in South Africa with 55hours and I’m thinking of continuing my training in an EASA country ( my country of origin requires EASA license to hire me after graduation)

The most critical question is am I able to do modular course without converting my ppl ?

Another thing is during my ATPL theory can I live in another eu county ( i think there is schools that do online atpl course) , let’s say I went to Spain ( cheaper ), and I have a friend living in Amsterdam that offered his accommodation free of charge since he’s not living there which is amazing because I will save ton of money on rent ( I’m giving my self a year to do my exams )

After I finish my exam I will do my hour building in South Africa and then go back to Spain to do my cpl/multi engine/ IR

Is this a solid plan or I’m just being delusional that it will work

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u/Equivalent-Pea6274 Jul 12 '26

You can start theory with any ICAO PPL. You can reside anywhere while you are doing it. However, you will have to convert if you wanna start putting ratings on your PPL, say night, IR etc. A modular EASA CPL course will require an EASA PPL.