Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
If Congress really was intent on improving safety, they'd require all airline pilots to have an ATP and be fully type rated in the airplane they operate...and they'd give airlines 12 months to make sure all their pilots meet this standard.
Joint ATP/type rides are given all the time and if you can pass a 121 FO PC check then you won't have any problem with an upgrade ride...they aren't exactly difficult.
I said the same thing bit technically we are typed SIC with out the ATP. At least at my airline. I totally agree, if they forced full type ratings on employers then this would be the end all. The way it looks now you could potentially be having to go out on your own dime, get checked out and retrained in a light twin and get stuck with some gung ho DE that wants to rid the world of subpar Seminole pilots. There goes the job! At least when the company does it you have a check ride based on relevance to what you do everyday.