Originally Posted by
theHub
I thought the new rule was requiring a ATP only. I didn't know it required an actual PIC type rating as well.
Just a little semantics for you as a type rating is a type rating. It's not really a PIC type rating..it's an unrestricted type rating which is what Captains have. You have a type rating already in the Dash, it is however "restricted" to SIC privileges only. And yes, the new rule requires even F/O's to have an unrestricted type rating.
Originally Posted by
SlowATRDriver
Doing your ATP in a C172 is useless as you will have only ATP single engine. Now, you can do it in any light twin which will get you multiengine ATP.
Even if you did this you would still have to take the type ride. And that would run you about 8K to do it on your own.