RDBIII

Good Afternoon,
Hope all is well. I am writing to ask a question about the restricted ATP requirements for Military Aviators. While I am still working on my PPL SEL, I am only asking to plan for the future!

Please let me know if I understand the following correctly:
I understand that Military Aviators, so long as they can show proof, only require 750 hours of flight time to be eligible for a restricted airline transport pilot certificate. Within that 750, we must have a minimum of 200 hours cross country, minimum of 100 hours of night, minimum of 50 hours in multi-engine, 75 hours of instrument, and a minimum of 250 hours of PIC time.

With that said, I have over 500 hours in the UH-60. I know that some airlines will credit me all of those hours, others may credit half, and some may not even take the rotary wing time.

But lets say that I found an airline that will take all the hours. Here is my bottom line question:
Do I only need to get my PPL, Instruments, Commercial, and 250 more hours of time that satisfies the above requirements to be able to apply to a regional airline that offers the ATP course and certification to their new hires? Am I missing anything?

RDBIII

Of course I meant to mention I need my Multi-Eng Rating as well!

Jughead135

No idea how it works for the rotorheads--but make sure you take full advantage of all milcomp opportunities. I'd assume, for example, that your Instrument rating is only a written test away. If you have no fixed wing time at all, you probably have to run the gamut as you suggest for SEL, MEL, & Commercial. In theory, your ATP check ride (i.e., your sim check) at the conclusion of your training at Airline X could check all of those boxes--but the catch is getting interviewed (let alone hired) without the ATP. It may well be worth your time looking into the regionals--I understand several of them are hiring without an ATP, and provide the ATP as part of training.

Don't confuse what the airline will credit with what the FAA will credit. Again, no idea how the rotary wing time works toward the ATP requirements, but you may be closer than you think....

Toonces

Yes, that's all you need. As long as said airline only requires ATP minimums, you will be fine.


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Twin Wasp

You can get a commercial helicopter by passing a written so no need for the PVT. If you have instrument privileges in a military helicopter they will transfer as an IR. So you start with a commercial helicopter with an instrument rating. You'll need 50 hours PIC in an airplane to get the commercial airplane added on. You'll also need 10 hours training and 10 hours solo in a MEL plane. Down the road you'll need 50 hours MEL for the MEL ATP so you'll have to do the math if you want to do everything in a MEL now or get a student license and rack up 20-25 hours SEL and then switch to a multi.