Originally Posted by
P8Driver
I'm planning on using my GI bill for the ATP this year. Guys haven't been able to get typed as far as I know. I haven't tried, but have been told it gets denied by the FAA from other guys that have. I'm not sure the exact reason because it seems like it should be pretty straightforward based on the aircraft.
T-43 guys and C-40 guys get them. It may just be an oversight since it is a relatively new aircraft.
https://registry.faa.gov/TypeRatings/
For that matter, P-3 guys get them, for what that’s worth.
Sounds like you ought to have everyone in the squadron (and all the other P-8 squadrons) writing their congressman and writing letters to the FAA to update the list.
Call up the USAF KC-46 squadrons and get them to do the same since they aren’t on the current list either. Get a few dozen congressionals cooking from a dozen different states and it’s easier for the FAA to just fix the oversight than to hum a-da-humma-da all those congressmen.
A civilian type rating is a serious positive when the computer’s scoring apps for interviews, especially if it’s in an aircraft that airline flys.