New FAA ATP requirements, what happens if I get my written before 1st August?
I've never heard of anyone taking an ATP checkride in an aircraft that requires a type rating without getting the type rating. Does your recurrent training have a day or two of ground school? That would check the box for ground training. Do you have a warm up sim and another sim for the checkride? You had flight training and you should be good to go for the type rating. The training center will need to know your plan in advance so they have the paperwork in order and so the check airman is a full TRE/DE and not just a recurrent check airman.
The regs don't change until August. Talk to your friends who have done, they would be the best source of information. Each training center will have different courses, initial, recurrent, upgrade, etc., with different requirements. Check with the training center you use.
WHATEVER YOU DO, PASS THE ATP WRITTEN BEFORE AUGUST. That starts a 24 month clock to do a checkride.
The regs don't change until August. Talk to your friends who have done, they would be the best source of information. Each training center will have different courses, initial, recurrent, upgrade, etc., with different requirements. Check with the training center you use.
WHATEVER YOU DO, PASS THE ATP WRITTEN BEFORE AUGUST. That starts a 24 month clock to do a checkride.
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Hello again Markerinbound, and thank you very much for your time...Yes, that must be the point, the sim recurrents we do have at least one day ground school and a sim session prior to the checkride sim session. I've talked to one of my friends and he's told me that's how he did it, during a checkride in a sim recurrent. So I'm gonna focus on the written test, as you say, and will have plenty of time for the other part.
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Taking the ATP Test as a student pilot
Mates, slightly off topic from brother Victo's initial question but related..I am a new member here..a student pilot nearing completion of my Private Pilot. So a long way to go for my ATP however with the coming August 1 scenario, I am considering taking my ATP test before July end. Although at the moment my knowledge of IFR is very limited, I believe I can study from Sheppard and understand the concepts well during this month. My questions, am I allowed to take my test having a student pilot certificate and secondly, would you think it would be a wise decision to do so now? Kindly let me know so I can begin. Thanks.
