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Step 16 · Hour building

Reach Restricted ATP or full ATP minimums

1,500 hrs for full ATP; R-ATP at 1,000 (aviation bachelor's), 1,250 (associate's/partial), or 750 (military).

Requirement cited in the tracker

14 CFR 61.159 / 61.160; age 21 R-ATP, 23 ATP

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Questions

What is the Reach Restricted ATP or full ATP minimums step?

1,500 hrs for full ATP; R-ATP at 1,000 (aviation bachelor's), 1,250 (associate's/partial), or 750 (military).

What requirement is cited for Reach Restricted ATP or full ATP minimums?

14 CFR 61.159 / 61.160; age 21 R-ATP, 23 ATP

What comes before and after Reach Restricted ATP or full ATP minimums?

Before this: Join a regional cadet program. After this: ATP CTP course. The quiz can move cadet applications earlier when a program will not take you past a private certificate.