Originally Posted by
Concorde001
Just curious, why would one pay for a bus type rating in this environment?
Their situation involved jumping from a part 135 turboprop operation with only a commercial certificate, to a part 121 operation requiring an ATP; bypassing the regionals. I don’t believe either is flying the A320, but it is one of the cheapest and efficient ways to get an ATP.
Several GA Piston schools out there found using Google are only slightly less expensive (equal when you include travel to & lodging) and are done single pilot. So why not do it in a crew environment where you are expected to use the auto pilot?
That was their reasoning behind it… obviously everyone has different situations and such. Worked for them.