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Old 03-23-2014 | 04:46 PM
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I don't think anybody will be able to afford a 30k course for the ATP except the airlines...
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Old 03-23-2014 | 04:54 PM
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Clearly the FAA is pushing the burden of Airline Pilot training on the airlines themselves. There really is no other explanation. Airlines are basically in denial thinking the FAA will roll all this back as they are cancelling flights and inconveniencing passengers.

But I have heard from a post in the Eagle forum that there is no appetite to make any allowances to the rules by the FAA or Congress.

Once the first airline makes the move, the others will follow suit.
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Old 03-23-2014 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by pagey
This will be a part of every regional's initial training program as far as I know.
Except when you read the final rule published in the Federal Register it says the ATP training can not part of basic indoc, it has to be a separate program.

Clarence, where do you get 30k? Think about it, you can get a 737 type for under 8k which involves a whole lot more classroom time and twice as much sim time.
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Old 03-23-2014 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Twin Wasp
Except when you read the final rule published in the Federal Register it says the ATP training can not part of basic indoc, it has to be a separate program.

Clarence, where do you get 30k? Think about it, you can get a 737 type for under 8k which involves a whole lot more classroom time and twice as much sim time.
Can you paste that on here....I know for a fact that my airline is doing this.
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Old 03-23-2014 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by pagey
Can you paste that on here....I know for a fact that my airline is doing this.

What he meant to say was an airline cannot satisfy the requirements for this course via their current training program. It'll be required to offer the course, have the candidates take the written, then continue onto Indoc and aircraft specific stuff. Only another week added really.


Can anyone confirm this: Is the sim time based on a person acting as pilot flying, or can you count the total sim time if you're pilot monitoring? ( I.E 5 hours as PF, 5 hours as PM )

Based on what I read, all you need is 10 hours total in a sim. 6 hours in a level C or higher, and the rest can be in a FTD.

So you can split it between two people, 5 hours each..Which is only one long sim session..

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Old 03-23-2014 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Twin Wasp
Except when you read the final rule published in the Federal Register it says the ATP training can not part of basic indoc, it has to be a separate program.

Clarence, where do you get 30k? Think about it, you can get a 737 type for under 8k which involves a whole lot more classroom time and twice as much sim time.
I stand corrected. But isn't the cost to get the atp OUTSIDE of the airlines training going to make it extremely unlikely that someone will bother to get an atp? If the airlines will PAY for the training to get the atp and nobody else offers it wouldn't that make it so there is no point to get an atp unless you intend to have a 121 career? i suppose you could get an atp if you aren't going 121 but if you are paying out of your own pocket i just dont see how its worth it. Also even if simuflite or flight safety are approved to offer this course. Those instructors are all 91/135 guys. I believe the final ruling states that the course must be taught by someone with 2 YEARS of 121 experience. I don't know this for a fact but i believe that is what it states?
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Old 03-23-2014 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Beech90
What he meant to say was an airline cannot satisfy the requirements for this course via their current training program. It'll be required to offer the course, have the candidates take the written, then continue onto Indoc and aircraft specific stuff. Only another week added really.


Can anyone confirm this: Is the sim time based on a person acting as pilot flying, or can you count the total sim time if you're pilot monitoring? ( I.E 5 hours as PF, 5 hours as PM )

Based on what I read, all you need is 10 hours total in a sim. 6 hours in a level C or higher, and the rest can be in a FTD.

So you can split it between two people, 5 hours each..Which is only one long sim session..
I was the pilot monitoring while i watched the sim instructor get his type rating in the challenger. I logged every bit of it because otherwise its 1500 bucks an hour to operate that level d sim. And the challenger 601 just barely makes the 40k mark.
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Old 03-23-2014 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Beech90
What he meant to say was an airline cannot satisfy the requirements for this course via their current training program. It'll be required to offer the course, have the candidates take the written, then continue onto Indoc and aircraft specific stuff. Only another week added really.


Can anyone confirm this: Is the sim time based on a person acting as pilot flying, or can you count the total sim time if you're pilot monitoring? ( I.E 5 hours as PF, 5 hours as PM )

Based on what I read, all you need is 10 hours total in a sim. 6 hours in a level C or higher, and the rest can be in a FTD.

So you can split it between two people, 5 hours each..Which is only one long sim session..
Not a level c or higher. One that has an mtow of 40k or more and i gurantee you an airplane that big is going to be a level D. Simuflite has 3 level
C sims in the entire building. One is for the phenom and the others are the king airs.
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Old 03-23-2014 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ClarenceOver
I was the pilot monitoring while i watched the sim instructor get his type rating in the challenger. I logged every bit of it because otherwise its 1500 bucks an hour to operate that level d sim. And the challenger 601 just barely makes the 40k mark.
So technically an airline is only paying for 5 hours per candidate, which lowers the cost.

And I believe you need an ATP to fly 135 with Pax. Thats going to be interesting to see how 135 companies that send their pilots to 142 ops deal with this.

Also a lot of 135 jobs, even flying King Airs, perfer ATP's for insurance reasons.
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Old 03-23-2014 | 08:42 PM
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Just because they "prefer" it. Doesn't mean they can afford it. Just saying...
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