Originally Posted by
fatsopilot
Unless I am misinterpreting Part 121 regs, not a single one of these pilots will be an airline captain without undergoing either the full initial training of another airline or the upgrade training at their current airline.
There are many 135 operations require an ATP (see 135.243). And if I remember correctly, 91 subparts F and K often mandates an ATP.
Originally Posted by
mooney
correct.....but if they win Powerball they could buy a CL-65 and legally just jump in the left seat with a fresh AMEL ticketed buddy in the right seat and just blast off......or convince a naive corporate dept that they were in fact PIC.
Exactly my point.