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Old 30th Apr 2012, 02:14
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KAG
 
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I'm honestly considering a B777 type rating at Cockpit Pro in Serbia... Thoughts ?

Flying a widebody with 200 hours that's a bit optimistic probably, what opportunities on B777 in Serbia?

When I told you to get a A380 type, I was trying to be humorous, sorry if I failed: A380 type or B777, I believe this is the same as far as you are concerned, it's a bit too much to start with.

Try Cathay if you want to fly a widebody right away, but you'll have to be a second officer first for a few years, you won't be actually flying (some prefer flying piston/turboprop instead).

And finally: paying for a type is not the best option, so if you do so, be sure to have a job first on the same type of airplane.

Why not starting on small airplanes like everybody in Canada, place where you are right now?

Flying a shiny jet (turbofan in fact) shouldn't be you immediate goal, you should first focus on building up your flying skills and decision making abilities, it could take a few thousands hours before flying an airliner...
You are very young, don't skip the best part of your career, flying small airplanes is the best memory for many airline pilots.
In fact many airline pilots buy their own small airplane to entertain themselves when they don't work, think about this fact 2 seconds...


It is excellent to have ambition, meanwhile you own some respect to your career: pretending, hoping to fly a wide body with 200 hours shows you have very little respect and consideration for your future profession, airline pilot.

If this profession, flying a wide body, is available after a 1 year training and 200 hours (less than to be a plumber and many other jobs), so maybe you got the wrong feeling towards the pilot career path and its requirements.
Why dreaming about a career flying wide body if it was so easy to access to with no other requirements than paying for a type rating? Litteraly anybody could do it, so what makes you think this kind of career would be an interesting challenge or rewarding in any way?

That's like asking dentists if there were a way to become dentist within 1 year, you would insult them and their profession.

So first try to find a balance between ambition and self respect (you are the future airline pilot right?), then rethink your strategy to become a professional pilot.
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