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    Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate

    in General Discussion

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    You will not get called without an ATP by a major right now. Period dot. I don't know what the future holds, but I see that requirement never going away. Now, you may get hired by a regional...

    I believe it is a poor idea not to get your ATP.

    It is a professional credential.

    Professional pilots should have these type of credentials.

    There are many other flying jobs out there besides the airlines where having an ATP will help.

    Plus... $1500 really isn't that much money in the big scheme of things.

    And maybe you'll actually enjoy the flying to get the ATP.

    Well put Huggy!

    Truth is to fly part 121 for a major or regional airline you have to have to hold a current ATP certificate with a first class medical. That being said, you only really need to have the minimum qualifications (per the FAA, restricted or unrestricted) complete before you take your type rating checkride for the airline. The requirements that the general public see that airlines require are set up by an HR department. You're always going to hear of someone that "jumped the line" and got an interview because the knew someone in management without having an ATP. They still will have to meet the min FAA requirements for ATP. In the coming year the only way that all part 121 carriers are going to be able to get guys with ATPs are those who got them while at another airline.

    Not that I don't agree with Huggy about the ATP being a great professional credential. Those same HR people are going to be looking at guys with 3,000hr+ mil guys and no ATP next year if they haven't already.

    It's all kinda like getting a pilot slot in the Air Force. There are guys that have zero hrs and ratings while some are seasoned airlines guys with 2,000hrs+. Both get hired and are Lieutenants in the beginning.

    Dental Question

    in Aviation Medicine

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    Would a fractured coronoid process keep someone off of flying status? My friend has seen two dentists and an oral surgeon with regard to this, they all said there is really nothing you can do except let it heal on its own. Which should take about 6 months. I know that he has trouble eating foods that require a lot of tearing, but other than that he still gets along with no other physical issues. But again is this something that would cause him to be placed DNIF and if so for how long?

    Squadron Scarves

    in General Discussion

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    OK, besides the obvious that they really don't serve a practical use. Is there any regulation that says they can't be worn for moral? I would think that we would have more pride and bring back a tradition that has been put aside in our current generation?! We still wear leather jackets and the fighter community seems to think that its necessary to remove the "tampon pocket" on their flight suits.

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