Originally Posted by
Mason32
Sorry, but the bill as written does NOT include any waiver or grandfathering of existing pilots, so the requirement applies to everybody... why would you need to include another section in the bill to repeat that it already applies to everybody? It just gives people already there three years to get their ATP.
As for forcing the companies to provide the ATP... I think that is yet another example of the younger type of pilots that have been getting hired the last few years that come in with an attitude of entitlement.
It wasn't good enough that they got hired at a part 121 airline with only 250 hours, now they want the airline to pay for their ATP too....
Does this mean that ALL of the pilots who were hired WITH their ATP's can get a stipend check since they won't cost all this extra money?
WOW, this gets better everyday....
Since the ATP requirement did not exist when they were hired, you could reasonably expect the company to provide it. You need the ATP to upgrade, and they provide that with the checkride, right?
Especially since it can be done on a normal PC, with possibly a couple of extra maneuvers.