Boxe-x said
At 100hrs a month that is not exactly a problem is it.......
Well actually yes it is. In order to get my ATPL unfrozen and therefore collect a significant payrise I had to 1)Meet all the hours requirements and 2)sit a skills test which can only be undertaken as part of the annual company LPC (licence profficiency test - basically a type rating and instrument rating renewal).
The catch is you have to have met all the hours requirements by the date you go to the simulator to do the LPC test.
In my case I had met all the requirements except the 100hrs night command time. I was however very close so I rented a warrior and flew a few hours of night circuits. This was I was able to avoid waiting another 12 months for the next chance to unfreeze my ATPL and get a payrise.
I was unlucky in that I only instructed for 12 months!! Best flying I ever did do!!
