Originally Posted by
rickair7777
No the rules didn't change, there never was such a rule. That's a common myth but not true.
If in doubt go read the relevant section of the FARs...apply it literally, exactly as it is written. The reg that allows use of an expired ATP written in 121 has no caveats at all.
Good to know. I just looked it up and you are correct, sir.
The only difference would be that if the pilot does not get hired by a 121 operator and decides to get an ATP in a Part 61 environment then after 24 months, he/she would need to take the written again to take the checkride.
Title 14 CFR 61.39:
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section, an applicant for an airline transport pilot certificate or an additional rating to an airline transport certificate may take the practical test for that certificate or rating with an expired knowledge test report, provided that the applicant:
(1) Is employed as a flight crewmember by a certificate holder under part 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter at the time of the practical test and has satisfactorily accomplished that operator's approved—
(i) Pilot in command aircraft qualification training program that is appropriate to the certificate and rating sought; and
(ii) Qualification training requirements appropriate to the certificate and rating sought.