You lucky lucky bugger! Only rarely do I fly with experienced
FOs who've truly earned the right to sit in the RHS and know
fully what it is to be the SIC. Flying with those blokes makes
any trip a sheer pleasure.
Most of our FOs could pass their command checkride today, right now. with zero additional study or prep. With the poor economy they have been frozen in place long past due. Fortunately the ice is beginning to thaw and things are beginning to move again. We are currently upgrading Captains for the first time in several years.
Having no movement in the airline is frustrating for both of us (much harder on the great FOs who are without command).
Northbeach