Originally Posted by
Planegeek
Also to note. Lots of people suggesting he should go ratp at 21. You need either college credit or a degree in aviation and must do your flight training in association with a 141 school with those college classes. Can’t just say you’re ratp with any random degree and you can’t do part 61 training which is what ATP does. 141 in pursuits of the ratp also takes quite a bit longer than the ATP curriculum. I know for a fact com is a full 3 semesters or a year long course by itself. Although you can finish the flight training in less time in general 141 from a college would probably take more than a year likely 2 to finish everything.
If I remember correctly (it's been a while), if you are under 23 with all the ATP requirements, you can get a R-ATP without a degree. And then the restriction gets removed when you turn 23.