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If you wish to have the US/ATP before age 23 birthday... you can...!
Should you meet all other requirements (written exam, 1st class medical, flying time, oral and flight test), the FAA will give you a waiver to get the ATP but it will only become effective on your 23rd birthday. I had an acquaintance, long ago, who was about age 20-21 who did so. He received his ATP on his 23rd birthday.
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Inexpensive ATP suggestion.
Suppose you have a CPL/IR (SEL), you could do a single-engine ATP, say in a C-150 fixed gear and fixed propeller (no requirements or need for a "high performance/complex" airplane for the ATP flight test). The practical value of a ATP/SEL is that it avoids your ATP written to expire (2 years after written test) if you cannot afford training in a light twin.
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As a result, you might then hold a -
"Airline Transport Pilot, airplane single engine land -
"Commercial Pilot privileges, airplane multiengine land -
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Many things people do not know about FAA pilot certificates...
Another one as an example - You can be a
"Flight Instructor airplanes multi engine - even with instrument airplane".
(no single engine CFI on that certificate)
With that certificate you can do any flight training on multi engines.
And can do any instrument instruction.
You can even do CFII instrument training on a SE airplane -
Provided you hold a
single engine rating on your
pilot certificate.
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I held such CFI certificate... I was CFIA CFII Multi/Instrument - no single.
Instructed friends of mine to get their instrument rating in SEL airplanes.
Blows the mind of some flight school chief instructors.
They might be Chief CFI, but certainly need to learn to read FAR 61.
Reading English is now optional for college degrees... Includes spelling.
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