Training and Workforce
New Training Rule To Cost Upcoming ATPs Thousands of Dollars
SimCom’s full-motion Level C Hawker 800A simulator should fit new ATP training needs. (Photo: Ron Csuy)
SimCom’s full-motion Level C Hawker 800A simulator should fit new ATP training needs. (Photo: Ron Csuy)

Pilots planning for a career that requires certification to airline transport pilot (ATP) standards will need to set aside thousands of dollars to pay for additional training mandated by new FAR 61.156. The training is required before the candidate can take the ATP written and practical tests (beginning August 1 next year), and the portion that will cost the most is 10 hours of simulator training, including at least six hours in a full-flight simulator (FFS) meeting Level C standards and replicating a multiengine turbine-powered airplane weighing at least 40,000 pounds. This requirement applies no matter what type of airplane the ATP candidate will be flying, whether it’s a Seneca piston twin or a four-engine A380 weighing more than a million pounds.

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