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Aceflyer111
5th Oct 2011, 07:53
I have a friend who has recently been endorsed on the Boeing 777 at a pretty young age. I was wondering if anyone knew of the youngest person to be endorsed on the 777 in the past 10 years?
Cheers
Artificial Horizon
5th Oct 2011, 07:56
I knew a couple of fully fledged FO's who were in their early 20's, 21 and 23. Also know a of a guy who was only 19, was just a Second Officer and not sure if he held a full endorsement.
Whats the biggie with the 777 anyway, a mate of mine was an A320 Captain at 22.
Akrapovic
5th Oct 2011, 08:19
Rumour? News?
ReverseFlight
5th Oct 2011, 08:49
Whats the biggie with the 777 anyway, a mate of mine was an A320 Captain at 22. Agreed. Just to rub it in for Aceflyer, a mate of mine was Captain on both B737NG and A320 at 23 with over 3000 hrs under his belt.
Loose rivets
5th Oct 2011, 09:26
That's nothing! Mate of mine was a A380 captain, but he lost his command after forgetting to take his comforter out of his mouth before transmitting. :rolleyes:
Friend of mine was CPT on A320 at the age of 17, but it became more and more embarrassing that his parents had for bring him to work every morning.
Now he failed his drivers license test for the second time and has taken unpaid leave until is is able to drive a car. :cool:
vserian
5th Oct 2011, 09:53
20 years old in air india
brakedwell
5th Oct 2011, 09:56
20 years old what?
vserian
5th Oct 2011, 10:01
A pilot aged 20 years old flying 777 with AI, ok? by the way not just one I ve seen bunches getting their first job on the 777/747 here in AI.
crwjerk
5th Oct 2011, 10:03
Probably faked their birth certificates as well as their Pilot licences haha...
vserian
5th Oct 2011, 10:08
Very funny dude :hmm: the way you are saying, you are probably jealous of them, anyways they are straight out of IGRUA on Air India quota.
Shytehawk
5th Oct 2011, 10:16
Parents obviously paid the required "gifts".
fattony
5th Oct 2011, 10:55
That's nothing! Mate of mine was a A380 captain, but he lost his command after forgetting to take his comforter out
That's nothing! I met a bloke down the pub who had a mate that was a A380 captain while in utero.
Stu666
6th Oct 2011, 16:49
Quote:
That's nothing! Mate of mine was a A380 captain, but he lost his command after forgetting to take his comforter out
That's nothing! I met a bloke down the pub who had a mate that was a A380 captain while in utero.
That's nothing! A friend of a friend of my third cousin twice-removed was a 787 captain when he was just a twinkle in his Dad's eye!
SpringHeeledJack
6th Oct 2011, 17:49
Call me old fashioned, but I'd prefer that the captain and perhaps even the FO of a long distance aircraft were both of older years and that those years had been spent learning their craft and gaining the experience to handle just about anything that came in their way.
747 forever
11th Oct 2011, 22:02
All these young people behind the controls. What's te key to their success? My guess is they were the best candidates at the cadet training, is that the only possible way?
compton3bravo
12th Oct 2011, 09:46
Are all these new captainīs from Yorkshire - the young ones today would never believe you!
kenhughes
16th Oct 2011, 18:08
That's nothing! Mate of mine was a A380 captain, but he lost his command after forgetting to take his comforter out of his mouth before transmitting.
I wish Pprune had a 'Like' button. :8
Lizsmiling7
17th Oct 2011, 16:14
I agree with you. Physical maturity is accompanied by psychological, cognitive maturity that would help in their work.
fatcadet
29th Dec 2011, 02:39
You can only fly the A320 when you r 18. :=
How many here captained an aircraft with all engines out,(if any in the first place) when they were 16? Amazing!