I doubt Dragon has SO's - they don't do ULH. Their cadets essentially go straight into the right seat as FO's with 200 hours TT. And they seem to be fine despite little experience. Same at CAL, Malaysia and most Mainland Airlines with regional fleets. SO is something Cathay makes a guy do to save $$$ on ULH.
Which brings me back to my prediction that this career is doomed by cadet schemes/ MPL etc etc etc
