There is not much diffrence between f/o and s/o except salary and an amazing syllabus to be a good f/o.
you all know that you have to fly 124 sectors incl check ride as s/o, a sector is for ex : DOH - AUH or DOH - JFK.
1st fife sectors for exemple you help with the radio in the third seat.then ten other sectors you take controls as f/o right seat at 10000ft in climb and give back controls to f/o at 10000ft in descent. ten other sectors , take controls at 10000ft down to DH, the captain will land with f/o in third seat. then for exepl sim check for currency. back to the a/c, take control in climb and the captain may let you land depending on reports for exemple .
ten other sectors, you take off.
ten other sectors, you taxi and take off , might land??????. depending ???.
ten others , you start the engines , taxi.................. and so on.
Amazing ?!?!?!? isn't it??
4 last sectors , check rides.
figures are ruffly ten ,sometimes 8 , 12 ,16??????