Handling the big jets was always with me. I learned a lot from it. All of my knowledge came from books through commercial license and aerobatics. I took an instrument course but it was pretty pathetic. That was the first ground school I attended. As I said I had an early interview with united with less than 200 hrs and am so glad I didn't get hired. I would have missed out on learning how to fly. I learned how to fly by gradually going up through the ranks, not as a 727 FE, Going from single engine to multi engine to charter jets to corporate jets finally airlines, I was prepared.