Originally Posted by
gulliBell
To get the FAA ATP for helicopter is straight forward. Meet the aeronautical experience requirements (the stumbling block for many is the 100 night hours). Pass the knowledge test within 24 months of the practical test (multi-choice answer type). Pass the flight medical. Meet the English language standard. Take a flight test (which also includes an oral test). It's all spelled out in the Practical Test Standards.
I think it's actually "pass the practical test within 24 months of the knowledge test".
The Class 1 medical is required to exercise the privileges of an ATP certificate and is not needed if testing in a simulator used within an approved Part 142 training program.