Originally Posted by
zerozero
I would just caution to not conflate a 747 type rating with an ATP.
Those are two separate certificates. Theoretically, a private pilot can earn a 747 type rating. Likewise, you can earn a single engine ATP. Neither option is very useful, but it's legal.
Whether or not an applicant should earn an ATP before applying is not my business to say, but personally, I wouldn't waste any time or money on a 747 type rating for two reasons:
1) The new hire will have to complete the entire Atlas 747 type rating course anyway. Pass or Fail.
2) You'll probably just confuse yourself due to "Law of Primacy" when differences emerge between the generic type rating and the specific Atlas training.
All good points, Skipper. I agree with you completely.
I sort of rambled and probably could have written it better. Regarding the ATP, at no point did I intimate or intend to conflate the ATP with any rating.
I was talking about veteran education benefits.
The point was that IF veteran benefits will pay for a type rating, then they might also pay for the ATPCTP with the same funding programs.
That's really what I was getting at...