First ATPL awarded under Part 61
Why not put forward a proposal to CASA an alternative means of gaining the ATPL, eg a progressive flight test system. Whether corporate or airline op's the candidate would firstly need a type rating to fly his new boss' aeroplane, that ticks some boxes. Then operate said aircraft for a period of time gaining experience and logging co-pilot and ICUS hours. At some point blogs will need to pass a competency check, a satisfactory performance could be considered the remainder of the ATPL flight test. The type rating proves blogs can fly the aeroplane, competency check focuses more on NTS, but still addresses a selection of technical skills. The good old days of doing your SCPL flight test in a Cessna 150 or simply being handed an ATPL after logging a number of hours are in the past, that ain't gonna change.
Last edited by roundsounds; 19th May 2015 at 12:52.