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Flight engineer time;atp

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I have read thru the FAR's.  I see where my FE time applies towards ATP.  What I am trying to process is does that same time apply to R-ATP?  I ask because if it does not, then with my FE time I can apply for ATP 250 hours before R-ATP?  Can someone clarify this for me?

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  1. WidgetPilot95 on May 28, 2020

    You can add up to 500 hours of FE time towards the 1,500 hours of Total time required for the R-ATP. As long as you meet the other requirements for a R-ATP, you can apply your FE time towards the R-ATP Total Times up to 500 hours.

    Check this out: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/practice_areas/regulations/interpretations/data/interps/2016/bramham%20-%20(2016)%20legal%20interpretation.pdf

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