What is thew difference between a Co-pilot and a First Officer?
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What is thew difference between a Co-pilot and a First Officer?
Co-pilot or First Officer.
The CASA regulations talk about co-pilot time. The CASA Pilot's Log Book has columns for Co-pilot time. Why then do airlines and other operators use the term First Officer instead of Co-pilot?
The CASA regulations talk about co-pilot time. The CASA Pilot's Log Book has columns for Co-pilot time. Why then do airlines and other operators use the term First Officer instead of Co-pilot?
Last edited by Centaurus; 15th Aug 2014 at 14:23.
First Officer is a company defined rank with a specific set of duties, co-pilot is a legal term to define any pilot with duties for a flight that is not the pilot in command.
Analogues
There is a marine analogy
Master Mariner (Class 1) is a qualification, but you have to be appointed by a company to the position of ship's Captain. The First Mate might also have a MM qualification....
There is an academic analogy
PhD is a qualification which entitles the person who earned such to be called Dr ...
Professor is a University appointment (no compulsion to have any qualification, but usually has a PhD).
Master Mariner (Class 1) is a qualification, but you have to be appointed by a company to the position of ship's Captain. The First Mate might also have a MM qualification....
There is an academic analogy
PhD is a qualification which entitles the person who earned such to be called Dr ...
Professor is a University appointment (no compulsion to have any qualification, but usually has a PhD).
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A co-pilot suspects that no one respects them and a first officer knows no one respects them cos its in the contract..
Last edited by mattyj; 15th Aug 2014 at 08:57.
MONEY, that's the difference
'43' that sums it up perfectly
Position, responsibility, decision making, all knowing, leader by example,someone has to lead:-)
Only one person can be PIC, anyone else is just there to check/teach/train etc or pull the gear up when required to do so:-)
In a Pilot Incap (say the Commander) then I reckon that the CP should send an ACARS message to the head turkey saying how bad do you want this plane back with all pax alive? I want the answer in terms of dollars please
Wmk2
'43' that sums it up perfectly
Position, responsibility, decision making, all knowing, leader by example,someone has to lead:-)
Only one person can be PIC, anyone else is just there to check/teach/train etc or pull the gear up when required to do so:-)
In a Pilot Incap (say the Commander) then I reckon that the CP should send an ACARS message to the head turkey saying how bad do you want this plane back with all pax alive? I want the answer in terms of dollars please
Wmk2
Mattyj,
I was desperately trying to think of something along the same lines, but I've been well and truly beaten to the punch... Thanks for the Fri arvo chuckle...
I was desperately trying to think of something along the same lines, but I've been well and truly beaten to the punch... Thanks for the Fri arvo chuckle...
The CASA regulations talk about co-pilot time.
