Originally Posted by
RB211
An ATP is an instructor rating. Instructing is part of the job. The FAA will renew your instructor certs if your an ATP employed as a Captain in an Airline. Your instructing every F.O. you fly with, grooming them to be the next Captain, teaching by example.
Not exactly. FAA isn't supposed to renew your instructor certificate based on just being an airline pilot, the POI or inspector is supposed to have direct knowledge of your instructing ability, rather than a random inspector or AST. This has slipped through the cracks from time to time though, so I don't blame anyone that has gotten it.
· A position involving the regular evaluation of pilots.
NOTE: FAA ASIs should review evidence of the applicant’s employment, which should clearly show that the applicant is in a position involving the regular evaluation of pilots. ASIs also should have personal knowledge of the applicant’s flight instructing capabilities and qualities before renewing that applicant’s flight instructor certificate.
If you think about it, there is so much more a flight instructor can do, in terms of train a private student, commercial, and they have to stay on top of part 91 and 61 regulations, which is usually something that most ATPs don't. For the ones that ARE active instructors, this is probably not a huge issue, but if you just have it to "have it", that's what the FIRCs are for.
If you are going to your CMO office or you can have the ASI contact your CMO, it probably would be fine, but it's not supposed to be an "automatic renewal", this from the inspector's handbook (8900).