Originally Posted by
flynwmn
If it comes to requiring a type and a ATP then what will the pay be like, you want the F/O to be capt qualified then as a Capt Qualified FO i want capt pay.
You can receive a full type on an airplane and yet still not be fully captain qualified (at least per 121 because of the line check requirements).
The additional requirements for someone to obtain a full PIC type rating aren't
that much greater than an SIC check (I believe they are only a circling approach and a no-flap landing, but not 100% sure of that). Additionally, thousands of pilots every year obtain their ATP via a dual ATP/type rating checking event.
Given the strong argument that can be made for having two ATPs who are fully type-rated in the cockpit of a transport-category airplane, and how little additional work would be required, it only makes sense that pilots completing their initial newhire simulator training be required to have both an ATP and a full type rating in the plane they will be flying prior to the start of IOE.