Originally Posted by
fatsopilot
The candidates in question are not going to be Airline Captains however. Without a full upgrade training class none of the pilots will ever be airline captains. If you want to fluster potential ATP candidates then put them through the whole upgrade training stamp and fluster to your heart's content. That is the whole point of this thread, the pilots are getting left over sim scraps (less than an hour) for training, for the highest rating a pilot can earn. How can you hold these pilots to the same standards as pilots who have trained full time for 2 full months?
Wait a minute here. These candidates are getting an ATP. An ATP means they are qualified to be pilot in command. So if one of these guys gets hired as a CRJ 200 captain at Fast Freddy's Flying Service, Fast Freddy is expecting an ATP, not a SIC ATP.
Also, remember the ATP, unlike the Private or Commercial, has NO flight training requirement and no instructor endorsements are required. All one must do is fill out an 8710. Prior to my ATP checkride, I hadn't received AMEL dual instruction or other training in two or three years.