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What are the flying hour requirements to get an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) rating:

PREREQUISITES:

Current medical

Must be current and proficient on instruments

Must have working knowledge of FARs and AIM.

US Passport or Copy of Birth Certificate, or Visa if overseas student.

ELIGIBILITY:

Prerequisites: 23 years old (minimum)

___ Commercial Pilot’s Certificate (or military eligibility with instrument check in last 12 months)

___ 500 hours Cross Country (military flight more than 50 miles, do not need to land)

___ 75 hours actual or simulated instrument time (25 max in simulator)

_____100 hours night, of which 25 hours must be PIC (if less, reference 61.159(b), a person who has performed 20 night take-offs and landings to a full stop may substitute each additional night take-off and landing to a full stop for 1 hour of night flight time, not more than 25 hours. )

___ 250 hours PIC in airplanes (or supervised SIC)

___ 100 hours PIC cross-country

___ 25 hours PIC at night

___ Valid FAA medical (any class). Military pilots may use their military flight physical.

___ Passed knowledge test within 24 months

___ 23 years old (minimum)

___ Read, speak, and understand the English language

MUST BRING PASSPORT OR BIRTH CERTIFICATE

 If I am a First Officer on a Part 121 carrier, can I log my FO tiem as PIC towards the ATP requirements?: Yes, you can log the time for the legs you fly as PIC towards the ATP requirements.

If I am a military pilot, how do I log cross country time for the ATP?: For military pilots, you can log cross country time on any flight that goes outside 50 NM from the point of departure. You do not have to land outside 50 NM from the point of departure.