Regulations
- ATP certificate: age 23 and 1,500 hours (restricted ATP: age 21, reduced hours)
- First-class medical for ATP privileges; valid 12 months under age 40, 6 months at 40 and over
- ATP CTP must be completed before the ATM knowledge test
Air carrier operations
- Domestic dispatch: fuel to destination, most distant alternate, then 45 minutes
- Part 117: at least 10 hours rest with 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep opportunity
- Operational control is shared by the PIC and the aircraft dispatcher
High-altitude aerodynamics
- Critical Mach: where airflow first reaches Mach 1 somewhere on the airplane
- Coffin corner: low-speed stall and high-speed buffet meet
- Yaw dampers counter Dutch roll in swept-wing jets
Engine-out operations
- V1 is the maximum speed to start a rejected takeoff
- VMC rises with aft CG, high power and low density altitude
- Bank up to 5° toward the operating engine to reduce sideslip
Test yourself on ATM
Reading a summary is the easy part. Take the free 10-question diagnostic to see which of these domains you actually have, then drill the rest.