"Wait a second, are you actually the P.I.C. or are you just flying from the left seat on empty legs or something like that? It seems pretty amazing that a insurance company would sign you off as P.I.C. with 550tt and only 200 time in type. Now that I think of it, you must have gotten some sort of special waiver in order to get your ATP with 1/3 the required time."


I believe that you are not as knowlegable about the aviation field as you might think that you are-your post above clearly makes my point. you still never answered my question earlier about if you were in the avaition insurance biz?
No where does it say(maybe 121 - not my field) that you are required to hold an ATP in order to obtain a PIC Type Rating, -(Flight Safety Int. sure didnt think so when I obtained my type.) or that there are restrictions about when you are able to operate the A/C with pax on board(besides FAR 61.57/61.58). A person who is the sole manipulator of the flight controls and makies ALL command decisions regarding the flight is the PIC. Yes I have been the PIC while flying all over North,Central and South America with every seat in the A/C filled.

I do not participate in this forum to fight with people about things-but I do want to make sure that the facts are correct and that someone doesnt go through this industry believing something just because "someone" told them thats how it goes.

For the gentlemen that started the thread I think you have worried alot of people here because of the way you asked the question-But If someone with the authority to give you a type rating PIC or SIC believes you are capable of flying a Hawker and gives you a type, than by all means you are ready to fly an RJ. As Im sure you have already done so far in your career study hard and have the drive to do well and you'll have no problems at any stage of this game. Once again GOOD LUCK!