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Old 19th Sep 2008, 13:35
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Centaurus
 
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trained in biology, doesn't have a driver's license, and cannot legally fly a small Cessna. But in November he'll be qualified as first officer on a Boeing 737.
Not only "qualified as first officer" but more importantly becomes the second in command of a Boeing 737 with all that implies if the captain becomes incapacitated. And that means now in command and flying all by himself with no one in the cockpit to tell him what to do. And is he checked out to fly the simulator solo in IMC at night in crosswinds just in case the impossible happens one dark night and the captain suffers food poisoning and is out of the picture. I doubt it..
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