Originally Posted by
StrikerB
Thanks for all the inputs fellas.
FWIW, the original DPE admitted he was wrong to a degree, but still wanted to issue me an ATP with a CL thrust restriction(?!). When he started asking about when a good date to reschedule the ride would be I had to "yeeeaaahh, thanks but no thanks" him.
Yes, he's a wrong to a very large degree. The maximum degree in fact.
You need 50 hours ME. Period.
Whether you have a CL restriction depends on the aircraft used for the checkride, not the aeronautical experience. If you demonstrate non-CL thrust skills on the checkride, then you get a normal ATP.
The CL thrust is typical on commercial tickets which were issued based on military CL thrust experience. Not the norm to have CL thrust ATP.