How can a B777 first officer be so young?
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A number of years ago I used to know a South African chap who was a skipper on the L10-11 and he was only 27. He had been in the South African Air Force for a number of years before switching to Commercial Airliners.
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I have no issue with young or old pilots...they both bring different skills to the flightdeck.However some of the younger pilots sometimes think doing a 'good ILS' or whatever means they are great pilots - well you cannot buy experience its as simple as that.It takes years to accure.
Personally I prefer flying with FOs who are of a similar age to me (36) becaue we have more in common - namely kids,wives etc. Maturity is a factor as well.
Personally I prefer flying with FOs who are of a similar age to me (36) becaue we have more in common - namely kids,wives etc. Maturity is a factor as well.
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Hello!
I had no idea that this thread would be so "popular", though not the way I hoped.
What I actually was asking for, was how I - soon finished with high school - could achieve the same thing. I think it's great that young men are sitting up in the front! I have no doubts at all.
All I would like to know is how I could be a 777 FO myself. Where should I take my pilot training? Via a cadet program arranged be an airline, or just a random flight school and work my way up from there?
Have a great day!
I had no idea that this thread would be so "popular", though not the way I hoped.
What I actually was asking for, was how I - soon finished with high school - could achieve the same thing. I think it's great that young men are sitting up in the front! I have no doubts at all.
All I would like to know is how I could be a 777 FO myself. Where should I take my pilot training? Via a cadet program arranged be an airline, or just a random flight school and work my way up from there?
Have a great day!
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The captains just want to make retirement, they weren't culled from the able ranks, but like the 19 years, were culled for being obedient...pretty much like the military.
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A very good friend of mine is a Senior First Officer on the A380 & A340 with Emirates... age 29.
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Pedantic...
Re-Heat... I stand corrected. He must no longer be on the A340, then...
Not being at that lofty stage... the intricacies of Emirates rosters are way beyond me...
Please forgive my ignorance! I only know what I am told!
Incidentally, this chap holds the title of the first Scouser to fly the A380...
And yes, he has been suitably abused... with the usual jokes!
Not being at that lofty stage... the intricacies of Emirates rosters are way beyond me...
Please forgive my ignorance! I only know what I am told!
Incidentally, this chap holds the title of the first Scouser to fly the A380...
And yes, he has been suitably abused... with the usual jokes!
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Walter Mitty?
Incidentally, Re-Heat... Would you be calling me a liar? 
For the record... My friend's name is Colin K*** and after six years with Easyjet he went to Emirates in October 2006. He has been flying the A340 out of Dubai since then. He started flying the A380 about a month ago...
I can forward you his contact details if you like, I think somebody needs to tell him, that he has been flying a 'figment of my imagination' for the past month...
By the way, Re-Heat, feel free to correct any spelling or grammar mistakes, if it makes you feel better about yourself... Is that not what people do on this forum?
For the record... My friend's name is Colin K*** and after six years with Easyjet he went to Emirates in October 2006. He has been flying the A340 out of Dubai since then. He started flying the A380 about a month ago...
I can forward you his contact details if you like, I think somebody needs to tell him, that he has been flying a 'figment of my imagination' for the past month...
By the way, Re-Heat, feel free to correct any spelling or grammar mistakes, if it makes you feel better about yourself... Is that not what people do on this forum?
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hmmmm
So is this going to be about the 'rigourous training and experience' that FOs have to possess or should we just discuss how and why the airlines like to pass up stacks of 10000 hour pilots for the 600 hour wannabes?
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cousin in Asia, started off with 734 at age 19 RHS, A330 at 21 full ATPL RHS, 744 at age 25 RHS then back to the 734 for command at age 27.
1500 hrs 734, 3500++ A330, 1500++ 747 = should be right sort of hours for command, of course he did qualify for command not only because he had the hours, its because he earnt it with all the hardwork! But this was years ago.
1500 hrs 734, 3500++ A330, 1500++ 747 = should be right sort of hours for command, of course he did qualify for command not only because he had the hours, its because he earnt it with all the hardwork! But this was years ago.
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One of my previous students got a job as an FO on a 744 in Africa after less than 200 hours. Thanks to one of his relative in his family that owns the company. Now it's always been like that in this industry and others and it will always be. No matter what the age is, you have to start somewhere, and the pilot is not to blame. Would you have refused such a job if you were young or quite unexperienced ? I seriously doubt so. I say good for them. We don't all have luck or contacts, we'll just have to do it the long way and suck it up.
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Was SLF on a 738 and saw a young chap in uniform in the fwd galley. Looking down saw four rings and thought "too young", would still be a virgin, but then that was the airlines name as well. Jealous? Not half. 
