Anyone done ATP 7-day A320 type rating course
09-30-2022, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Seven days for a bus type? That sounds sporting, hope you have transport category experience.
They give a mock oral day one, and you should've already been prepared to take the oral before attending class.
The 7 days is mostly sim stuff. And again here, you should've already been prepared with the callouts, it's a matter of clean up.
At my regional airline we did 8 days of sim before the checkride and it worked out fine for everyone.
I went to atp for all my ratings and certs and finished in just 7 months. Yes it is stressful, but it's a proven program for sure, and the self studying speeds things up much faster.
09-30-2022, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Biotin
At my regional airline we did 8 days of sim before the checkride and it worked out fine for everyone.
Bus is a different kind of animal.
Might depend on what you want the type for... if you're going to be doing something like international repo flights as PIC, that would be sketchy. If you're going to an airline and will go through their training anyway, it should be fine.
09-30-2022, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
BTDT.
Bus is a different kind of animal.
Bus is a different kind of animal.
09-30-2022, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Biotin
I flew the a320 for my atp-ctp 10 hrs level D, and it was such a easier plane to fly than the crj I am flying now, which is more manual flying. No auto throttle, no vnav, no auto brake, no auto nothing lol.
The trick is understanding how all the computer stuff works, so you can get control back when it starts behaving strangely.
09-30-2022, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Biotin
I flew the a320 for my atp-ctp 10 hrs level D, and it was such a easier plane to fly than the crj I am flying now. . . .
Okay, ball busting aside, yes it is doable. I knew 2 guys who did it. I do not know just how much time they spent studying the material provided in advance, but they both got their ATP along with the bus type. Bring a buddy (or ask if they have another solo student) or plan on double the cost. $17k vs $8.5k.
10-03-2022, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by QRH Bingo
Sounds like you’re all set then, 10 hours is all you need, lol.
Okay, ball busting aside, yes it is doable. I knew 2 guys who did it. I do not know just how much time they spent studying the material provided in advance, but they both got their ATP along with the bus type. Bring a buddy (or ask if they have another solo student) or plan on double the cost. $17k vs $8.5k.
Okay, ball busting aside, yes it is doable. I knew 2 guys who did it. I do not know just how much time they spent studying the material provided in advance, but they both got their ATP along with the bus type. Bring a buddy (or ask if they have another solo student) or plan on double the cost. $17k vs $8.5k.
10-03-2022, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Concorde001
Just curious, why would one pay for a bus type rating in this environment?
Several GA Piston schools out there found using Google are only slightly less expensive (equal when you include travel to & lodging) and are done single pilot. So why not do it in a crew environment where you are expected to use the auto pilot?
That was their reasoning behind it… obviously everyone has different situations and such. Worked for them.
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