Originally Posted by
FlyingKat
What part of you are required to fly 6 hours in a full motion FTD that simulates a turbine aircraft did you miss? Plus you have to have another 4 hours in either an FTD or GFS?
Doesn't matter that is required for the written or practical, you still have to have the sim time. So you can no longer just study a book, take the written and head to the FBO to fly the Seminole. Those days are over.
Again you are arguing semantics. I simply said the checkride did not have to be done in the sim.
The CTP has nothing to do with the checkride. It is a hoop to jump through to take the written.
By the way, ATP is already advertising the CTP for 5k. Not that I advocate for dumping any more money to this profession, just pointing out that plenty will go this route. Checkride still done in a Seminole.