Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
The original poster has described a type rating with no circling restrictions, on his commercial certificate; upon issuance of the ATP, circling restrictions were added, hence, the question.
The error was adding the circling restrictions. the type should have been placed on his ATP-level pilot certificate, with no circling restrictions.
We are in agreement. My only addition to your analysis is that a circling limitation on an ATP rating and a circling limitation on a type rating are two different things. In OP's scenario, a circling limitation on the ATP certificate (ATP CIRC. APCH. - VMC ONLY) is appropriate, but a circling limitation on the pre-existing type rating is not. My next question would be if OP is certain that the circling limitation has actually been placed on his pre-existing type rating. What does the back of his certificate actually say?