Originally Posted by Bellanca

What is worse than having to get the ATP mins, is what the new ATP is going to entail if the NPRM stands. The new "FAA-approved ATP Certification Training Program" that includes a bunch of ground, sim and a minimum of 10 hours of level D time, is what worries me the most as a flight instructor. The days of buying a few hours of seminole time and a checkride with a DPE are going to be over (which is already expensive as light twins are typically running $250/hour these days).