Originally Posted by
OzzieFlyer
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Wouldn’t my training and time on type in Oz constitute a lot of the aircraft flight training you mention? Might have to look at an abbreviated type rating in the States if I do in fact need one to do the ATP flight test.. I guess at least I could fold the ATP test into the type rating check I imagine.
Cheers.
Except that the training for the type has to be given by an "authorized instructor" which is FAA speak for a FAA CFI or an instructor working for a FAA part 142 training center. And the training center has to use an approved syllabus for the classroom and sim training.