Don't know Mel and his crew.
It is possible, maybe, to get a 727 command here in the US with 2500 hrs, however VERY unlikely due to insurance requirements and flt. ops manual minimum qual, etc.
Doubt any airline grow so fast they need to upgrade boys with that little time.
I worked with a guy that was 747 capt at age 28, he however had tons of flight time and previous command of Lears, DC-9s, DC-8s etc.
So to sum it up: Yes, it COULD happen, but doubt it.
(Perhaps if daddy owned the 727)
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