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ATP & 500xc
Hello,
I have a quick question about the 500 hour cross country requirement for the atp. I'm starting the application process to some regionals, however with the atp rule coming into affect how will this effect me? I had a somewhat unusual job flying the Lake Erie islands. Where the flights were all within 20nm. I well exceed the other minimums. When would I have to have the 500 hours? Would I be able to build these hours while at an airline? Or do I need them as a hiring requirement? Thanks, Ken |
Hello, I have a quick question about the 500 hour cross country requirement for the atp. I'm starting the application process to some regionals, however with the atp rule coming into affect how will this effect me? I had a somewhat unusual job flying the Lake Erie islands. Where the flights were all within 20nm. I well exceed the other minimums. When would I have to have the 500 hours? Would I be able to build these hours while at an airline? Or do I need them as a hiring requirement? Thanks, Ken |
At this point, you pretty much need all the ATP mins because airlines won't have time (or the desire) to bring you back for an ATP ride in late July.
Not sure how much XC you have but even if you got hired today it would be hard to get 400 XC by Aug 1st. If we had this conversation last summer, you would have been OK...they could put you on line to get your XC and then give you an ATP ride at your recurrent. But I think we're past V1 on this now. |
Ok thanks.
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Remember that for the ATP the 50nm leg doesn't require a landing. So if you take off and went to say a VOR 50nm away and came back home, that counts for ATP XC time. Maybe that will help you make some of your flights possibly work.
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Originally Posted by Rotor2prop
(Post 1353895)
Remember that for the ATP the 50nm leg doesn't require a landing. So if you take off and went to say a VOR 50nm away and came back home, that counts for ATP XC time. Maybe that will help you make some of your flights possibly work.
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Originally Posted by lowtimepilot
(Post 1353973)
How do people note this in their logbook? Make a new column or atp x-cty?
Not a bad idea. Or use an asterisk or some other means of separating student, 135, and ATP XC time. |
Once you have a commercial licence any flight where you landed at an airport other than the one you took off from is cross country. There is no distance required. I would not separate it, just keep adding to your x-country column.
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Originally Posted by Whale Driver
(Post 1354025)
Once you have a commercial licence any flight where you landed at an airport other than the one you took off from is cross country. There is no distance required. I would not separate it, just keep adding to your x-country column.
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So there isn't a required distance when it comes to the atp xc requirement?
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