What the calculator is checking
Every restricted ATP is issued under §61.160 at reduced minimums, and every one of those paths used the 200-hour cross-country allowance in §61.160(e). The restriction lifts under §61.160(g) when you meet §61.159 in full and the age requirement of §61.153(a)(1):
- 1,500 hours total time
- 500 hours cross-country — the column that most often decides the date
- 100 hours night
- 50 hours in the class of airplane
- 75 hours instrument, actual or simulated
- 250 hours pilot in command, including 100 cross-country and 25 night
- Age 23
The long version, with the documents and the appointment, is Hit 1,500 hours on a restricted ATP: what to do next. Wondering who can actually process it? Your airline, the FSDO, or a DPE. How the restricted ATP (R-ATP) removal itself works: one 20-minute video call.
All columns clear?
Restriction removed by video, worldwide, $200 flat, with the unrestricted temporary certificate issued on the call. Carrying a type-rating SOE too? Both come off in the same appointment.
Start my R-ATP removal →Frequently asked
What hours do I need to remove the R-ATP restriction?
All of 14 CFR 61.159(a): 1,500 hours total, 500 cross-country, 100 night, 50 in the class of airplane, 75 instrument, and 250 pilot in command (or SIC performing PIC duties under supervision) including 100 cross-country and 25 night. You must also be 23 under 61.153(a)(1).
Why am I still restricted at 1,500 hours?
Usually cross-country time. Every restricted ATP is issued against the 200-hour cross-country allowance in 61.160(e); the unrestricted certificate needs 500. Short airline legs build total time faster than cross-country time.
Can night landings count toward the 100 night hours?
Yes, partly. Under 61.159(b), after 20 night takeoffs and landings to a full stop, each additional one counts as 1 hour of night time, up to 25 hours. The calculator applies that credit if you enter your night full-stop landings.
How much simulator time counts?
Up to 100 hours toward the total if it was in a full flight simulator or FTD during an approved part 121, 135, 141 or 142 course (61.159(a)(6)). For instrument time, up to 25 hours of simulator time counts, or 50 in a part 142 course (61.159(a)(4)).
Is the calculator result official?
No. It checks your arithmetic against 61.159 and the age rule. Your logbook is reviewed before the appointment, and there is no charge if the review finds you are not yet eligible. Nothing you type leaves this page.