Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
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.
Command ability, judgement, and decision making should be part of an ATP ride.
Company-specific flows and FOM knowledge is not in the PTS.
The ATP doesn't give you anything more than an SIC-type, which should be to ATP flying standards anyway. You can't be a 121 CA without completing company PIC training.
You can't even impress women with an ATP...nobody's ever heard of it, the public thinks a "Commercial Pilot" means airline pilot.