Obtaining a type rating before 1500 hours

[going missed]

G'day folks.

My situation is:
I have 900 hours TT
ATPL's written
18 more months before my ATPL written exams expire (unless I hit 1500TT and the whole recipe before then)

I have been researching AvCanada and the CARs (Lord help me understand the layout of TC's website!) but have not been able to find an answer to my question.

My question:
If I get a type rating before my ATPL exams expire and before I hit 1500TT, does that annul the 2 year expiry rule on the exams and thus "freeze" my exams until I hit the magic recipe (let's say I only hit 1500TT in 4 years from now)?

Several friends have told me that this is so, but I have not been able to find substantial evidence to this end.

If somebody could point me in the right direction (CARs would be great), I would be eternally grateful.

Thanks in advance!

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[Docav8or]

Get the hours. Pretty sure that's the only way.

[cdnpilot77]

That is true for your IATRA but do not believe it to be true for the A's. As far as I know the A's are valid for 2 years or until you get the ATPL signed off, whichever comes first.

[Aeros]

See CAR 400.03 (2) (b) (i).

[leftoftrack]

http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopi ... =3&t=79107

the short version is, if it's a airplane that requires 2 crew and you get typed than your a's are good for ever. if the airplane only requires 1 pilot than that type rating doesn't freeze your A's

don't mix up airplanes that are operated 2 crew with those that require 2 crew BE20 type rating will not help

[A321]

A Dornier 228 type rating will lock in those marks...I believe. (only 9 registered in Canada)

[Shep]

DC3 type rating did it for my AA's. th exams remaind valid after the two year mark.

[All DAY EVERY DAY]

How about if you used up your IATRA to get a PPC on the Dornier and then get upgraded to a DASH-8 before you hit the 750 hr mark. If someone wrote the ATPL exams AFTER the 750 hr mark like in this case, would they still remain valid after the 2 year period ?

Thanks

[going missed]

Thank you everybody.

Leftoftrack and Aeros, thank you for the clarification! Much appreciated.
My brain feels decluttered.

Fly safe!

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