Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I quoted the FAR's (from the federal website).
You quoted mesa airline's website???
When did the FAR change, and why is that not posted on the CFR website?
I think you, and maybe people at mesa, are misinterpreting the law.
Show me where an ACTUAL FAR says you can get an RATP without meeting the requirements of 61.160
I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with an RATP at 21 y/o w/ 1500 hours, but I really don't see that in the regs. Maybe it's in there somewhere, but the FAA cannot change the FARs with a press release.
the requirements according to 61.160 are the following for a restricted atp
§ 61.160. A pilot may be eligible if he or she was a military-trained pilot; a graduate of a four-year bachelor degree program with an aviation major; a graduate of a two-year associate degree program with an aviation major; or has 1,500 hours total time as a pilot.
Again, 1,500 hours total time makes you eligible for the restricted atp at 21 years of age along with the others.
Also, yeah it probably was not the best idea to quote from the Mesa Airlines site [emoji4]
EDIT: I saw your revised response after typing this