Originally Posted by
Nyflier
The regs allow crediting of full flight simulator (FFS) time for certain aeronautical experience requirements. For example, you may credit up to 25 hours of FFS time to meet the experience requirement of 50 hours of multi engine time, hence the minimum of 25 hours of "real" multi engine time. There are several other areas where you may credit sim or FTD time (I don't have the regs in front of me). Our FSDO allows us to do the oral knowing that an applicant will receive at least 25 hours of FFS time prior to the sim checkride whenever your ATP will be issued.
Yeah I'm familiar with the 25 hours of sim credit...read my last two posts. I used sim credit myself in my initial/atp/type ride. And took my oral after sims, as did several people in my class, while the rest did it prior to sims. I am interested to see a written LOA/MOU authorizing a carrier to allow orals prior to all requirements being met. This begs the question why most carriers require the sims prior to the oral for those who don't have the multi time to ensure compliance with all experience requirements. Why would one carrier be allowed to and others not? Doesn't make sense. Maybe Oklahoma City can provide a legal interpretation. We are talking about CFRs, not company policy here.
I would think the company has a vested interest in doing the oral first. If you bust the oral, but you haven't had sims, it's easy to let someone go. If they've invested all the money in the sims already, then what...retrain and give them another shot? I don't know I don't work in the training department but that's my take. I find it suspect the man allows it for one carrier but not another.