Originally Posted by
Nubian
Unless an applicant use 75hrs to get his Instrument (or 35 hrs more than the requirement) license, he will have to gain some experience to reach the 75hrs instrument experience requirement for the ATP... Ref Far Part 61.161
Far Part 61.65 for instrument
Over here in FAA land most aspiring career pilots teach as their first job, so 75 hours instrument isn't usually a problem. Its already been said, but yeah, its night hours that usually hangs people up.