until recently, it was not uncommon in the US to have copilots that were as experienced (in terms of flying time) as the captain. Indeed, Sully's copilot (on the miracle landing in the hudson) had MORE flying time (total time) than Sully did (...now what was his name...oh yeah, stiles).
But in other parts of the world, passengers are not that lucky. copilots are copilots in virtual name only.
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