Originally Posted by
mosteam3985
Aren't most regionals just requiring the ATP written be completed? If a person had the hours from the local FBO and has completed the written they would still qualify to be hired AFAIK.
Not after the new rules come into effect in August. The days of studying the book and taking the ATP written are over. Also the days of going someplace and getting your ATP in a Seminole are over. You have to have attend an approved ground course to take the ATP written AND you have to go someplace with an approved simulator for the ATP flight portion. Which means either you go to an airline to get it or a company pays for you to go to FlightSafety.