My question is, does that lengthen the training period for pilots needing the R-ATP as opposed to pilots coming in with non-expired writtens (or who already have the ATP)? By how long and what would the impact be?
The AC for the CTP, 61-138, says an ATP CTP has to be 30 classroom hours and 10 hours in sims. So about a week. 121.410 says if an airline runs its own CTP it has to be separate from the airline's basic indoc class. Normally indoc is 40 hours. So another week. There is a provision if the airline teaches its own CTP the indoc class can be reduced. So if the airline sends new hires to a generic CTP it'll be at least another week. If the airline runs the CTP inhouse they could reduce indoc but then they would have to run two separate class, one for ATP holders and one for those going through their CTP. I don't know if any of the airlines with an inhouse program are doing this.