Originally Posted by
sandrich
Not to go off on a tangent, but I always wondered if you can fly SIC with a PIC type. If you have an ATP, would it be a waste of time to get an SIC when you can just get a PIC and never have to worry about upgrading the type rating?
You have to be typed in each aircraft. It isn't the ATP that gives you the type. The ATP is the certificate & the type is the rating. It's less costly to SIC type someone, then PIC type someone. Or so I'm told. It's all about $$$.