Originally Posted by 767Capt
There were 3 pilots in the cockpit; 2 of them (Captain Hasan Tahsin Arisan and the Safety Pilot, F/O Murat Sezer) were former Air Force (one F16, the other F4) pilots, F/O in training was Olgay Özgür. He was NOT former Air Force or any branch of the military. (His father was a Retired Army pilot)
F/O Özgür was 29 years old and graduated from Ankara University- Geology dept in 2005, then got his Commercial Pilots license (#4554), worked for World Focus Airlines, then got hired by THY on 11 April 2006.
Wait a minute. That's not what the official report says. It says the F/O in training was the 42 yr old ex air-force guy and the safety pilot was the 28 yr old guy. (ref: English report pages 9, 181 and 182) I think you might be confusing things. I can't read Turkish but I would never thrust any newspaper article over an official report in aviation matters.
Either you or the official report are making a mistake, and since the draft report has been reviewed by all parties involved, I tend to believe you are the one making the mistake.
Best regards,
Sabenaboy