ATP Certificate Question
Hey Everybody,
I currently have a question regarding, as you can tell, the ATP Certificate but more specifically the Aeronautical Experience reqs. Obviously you need the 1,500 hours TT (unless you're obtaining a restricted ATP), 500 hours x-country (reducible to 200), 100 hours night, 50 hours in the class sought, 75 hours Instrument, and there is one more main hour req. The question I have is regarding this final hour req. 250 hours PIC including 100 hours x-country and 25 hours night. I'm a FO at a Part 135 company and obviously I can only log the time as SIC. In FAR 61.159 (a)(5) it states:
(5) 250 hours of flight time in an airplane as a pilot in command, or as second in command performing the duties of pilot in command while under the supervision of a pilot in command, or any combination thereof, which includes at least--
(i) 100 hours of cross-country flight time; and
(ii) 25 hours of night flight time.
Furthermore, in FAR 61.159 (c)(1) it states:
(c) A commercial pilot may credit the following second-in-command flight time or flight-engineer flight time toward the 1,500 hours of total time as a pilot required by paragraph (a) of this section:
(1) Second-in-command time, provided the time is acquired in an airplane--
(i) Required to have more than one pilot flight crewmember by the airplane's flight manual, type certificate, or the regulations under which the flight is being conducted;
(ii) Engaged in operations under subpart K of part 91, part 121, or part 135 of this chapter for which a second in command is required; or
(iii) That is required by the operating rules of this chapter to have more than one pilot flight crew member.
My first question is: the airplane I fly is certified for single pilot operations by the FAA, however in the Ops Specs for my 135 carrier, its certified for a two pilot crew. I can log the flight time but can I use it towards the ATP?
Secondly, the regs state that I can log the time as SIC while performing the duties as PIC while under supervision of a PIC. What time can I count then towards the ATP when I'm SIC? The time I'm the PF? The time when I'm the PNF?
Thank you to everybody in advance who helps answer my questions.