Originally Posted by
FirstClass
Actually, I'm not sure you understand it. Congress mandated that all airline pilots have ATP licenses. However, the FAA retains control over what experience requirements dictate the issuance of an ATP license. If the FAA decides tomorrow that anyone with 300 hours can have an ATP license....
https://www.faa.gov/news/press_relea...m?newsId=14838
Nothing personal my friend but the FAA does NOT maintain control of the experience requirements. Public Law 111-216 which is indeed, an act of Congress does.
"(c) FLIGHTHOURS.— (1) NUMBERS OF FLIGHT HOURS.—The total flight hours
required by the Administrator under subsection (b)(1)
shall be at least 1,500 flight hours. (2) FLIGHT HOURS IN DIFFICULT OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS.— The total flight hours required by the Administrator under subsection (b)(1) shall include sufficient flight hours, as deter-mined by the Administrator, in difficult operational conditions that may be encountered by an air carrier to enable a pilot to operate safely in such conditions. "
That is Congress TELLING the FAA that the required hours "shall be" 1500. The FAA can not change it on the whim of the RAA or anyone else for that matter.
The entire text of the LAW is here.
https://www.congress.gov/111/plaws/p...111publ216.pdf