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Old 12th Mar 2019, 13:11
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Chesty Morgan
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Originally Posted by fox niner
Re: captain had 8000 flt hours@ 28 years of age:

That sounds hardly believable.
18 out of high school
20 out of flight school with 200 hours
that means 1000 hours per year for every 8 years.
I dont buy it. Must be false.
How about finishing flight school with a CPL at 18. Straight into first job at ET. Average of 800 hours a year for 10 years.

Not common but plausible.
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