Originally Posted by
outnabout
Runaway Gun - the pilot may have a Dash 8 gig with 320 hours total, but I would be surprised if the duties involve anything other than making the Captain's coffee, and keeping the RHS seat warm.
Well in most of the world (and a fair proportion of Australia) the typical first job is RHS of a Dash or ATR or 737 or 320. And they are doing far more than just coffee making or seat warming.