Division (b)
United Kingdom
Experience. Applicants for an ATPL(A) shall have completed a minimum of 1 500 hours of flight time in aeroplanes, including at least:
- (1)
500 hours in multi-pilot operations on aeroplanes;
- (2)
- (i)
500 hours as PIC under supervision; or
- (ii)
250 hours as PIC; or
- (iii)
250 hours, including at least 70 hours as PIC, and the remaining as PIC under supervision;
- (i)
- (3)
200 hours of cross-country flight time of which at least 100 hours shall be as PIC or as PIC under supervision;
- (4)
75 hours of instrument time of which not more than 30 hours may be instrument ground time; and
- (5)
100 hours of night flight as PIC or co-pilot.
Of the 1 500 hours of flight time, up to 100 hours of flight time may have been completed in an FFS and FNPT. Of these 100 hours, only a maximum of 25 hours may be completed in an FNPT.