Originally Posted by
drummflyer
I asked earlier, but I'll try again... How old can your ATP Written test be at the time of your initial check ride? This varies from place to place.
24 months unless continuously employed by a 121 carrier. The only exceptions to this that have been granted are to carriers that are giving ATP rides to their currently employed FO's during recurrent training. To find out if this applies to you, contact YOUR carrier's training department, not a message board.
There are no other exceptions really to the 24 months.