Originally Posted by
Global Aviator
I find this advice hard to believe, I would be verifying with the FAA.
Short of requesting a formal letter of interpretation from the Chief Counsel's office, you would be hard pressed to find anyone at a publicly-accessible FAA office (FSDO) with reliable enough information to give an accurate answer. His best bet is the training facility who will issue his ATP/type rating as they employ the designee that will evaluate his qualifications.