I flew all the 747's classics from 100 to 300 including SP as a Captain and really enjoyed.
My recommandation would be not to jump to fast on the Jumbo as your carrier will seem to be very long afterwards.
I presently fly a totally automated aircraft and also enjoy but for the silence of the cockpit and for the pilot's aids making the night flights so easier.
So my advice would be to consider more the T&Cs and the Airline before the aircraft as flying for peanuts in poor conditions makes you feel very quickly an enormous as.hole and as big as the aircraft you're flying...
