Originally Posted by
aviator77
Incorrect. If you have more than one engine you can log multi time. The centerline thrust restriction only restricts you from acting as PIC of an aircraft without centerline thrust. It takes about $1000 and a weekend at a local flight school to get the restriction removed. I think the restriction is also removed when you get your ATP if I'm not mistaken.
That's a little misleading unless you're including FAIPs that go fighters after their FAIP tour. On average, only about 3-4 AD T-38 slots are given out per class. A UPT class is generally 20-25 people which equates to less than 20% that go T-38's. Out of those 3-4 AD guys one usually gets FAIPed. Keep in mind that you can also get a bomber out of T-38's which would lower that number even more.
Ref getting the CLT restriction removed when you get your ATP: No.
If you take your ATP ride in a Citation, your liscence would say ATP MEL, with a CLT restriction and (I assume) Commercial privileges SEL, plus appropriate type ratings. If you take the ride in a B737 then all mention of CLT goes away. If you take the ATP ride in a Cessna 172 like I did, then the liscence reads ATP SEL, commercial privileges MEL. Note: None of the airlines that I applied to asked if my ATP was SEL or MEL, they just wanted to know that I had one. I didn't get my ATP MEL until I checked out as Captain on the B737.