Originally Posted by
AggieFlyer94
To clarify, prior 121 time was before the 1500 hour rule. Thanks for pointing out the regs for counting sim time. I am aware of the regs but was questioning a couple of recent posts where some folks stayed they started training with less than 1000 hours. Wasn’t sure how or if that was possible.
Pilots who attended part 141 flight schools and who have achieve a total of 60/30 FAA "approved" credit hours (these courses are worked out between the individual flight school and the FAA) are eligible for a reduced total time of 1000/1250 hours, 100 of which can be sim time provided it meets certain requirements. The sim time from the ATP/CTP course and from initial training can count towards these 100 hours so some applicants are able to enter training below that 1000/1250/1500 minimum and credit the sim time from training towards the total requirements.