F/O on a 737 at just 19
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Good luck to him,
Whatever your views it still takes time,effort,peristance and ability to pass the licence and TR,
Surely if my old man had been better placed at the airline he worked for I would have tried to get in the same way....
I am starting to feel old....look at the crew manifest and they are all born in the 80s..... arrrgggh I'm 35 midlife crisis in the post
Whatever your views it still takes time,effort,peristance and ability to pass the licence and TR,
Surely if my old man had been better placed at the airline he worked for I would have tried to get in the same way....
I am starting to feel old....look at the crew manifest and they are all born in the 80s..... arrrgggh I'm 35 midlife crisis in the post
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Sorry for the thread creep in advance.
In todays cockpits there are hundreds of FO's with less than 500 hours total flying time, are they captain material, I think not, being a captain is all about making a lot of decisions based on good old experience.
"As first officer you do pretty much the same as the captain except you can't taxi on the runway.
PPL / SLF here, 'scuse my ignorance, but why not ?
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PPL / SLF here, 'scuse my ignorance, but why not ?
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Most cadets of Asian airlines became B737 f/os at a relatively young age. I heard that some join their national airlines as cadets after their " O " levels at 16+ and get their CPL by 17 or 18. After some sim and line training, they are second officers on B734 by 18 and after passing their proficiency check at 1000 hours they acquire their B734 f/oship at 19!
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I think that further up the thread it says that Willie started his aviation career as a 19 year old F/O with Air Fungus and has now climbed to the dizzy heights of CEO of Baggage Astray.
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Hey all,
I finished my ATPL at OAT (please no OAT vs........ discussions) in sept at 18.... been in the selection process at BA for last 5 months and am now a FO on the 737 at LGW. I believe i am slightly younger than Ed but would like to congratulate him an his achievement also as we all know how hard it is to get here!
Im sure there are some very experienced captains on this thread and would like to ask you what you think in having such a young FO next to you?
I know (as im sure you do) that by getting to the position i/will are in obviously means we have the skills/qualities to be there but wondered whether many of you had any other views?
Happy flying!
PS my father doesnt wk for BA.... infact isnt even a pilot but if he was i would of used him because lets face it..... after 80K you do what you do to get an airline job!
I finished my ATPL at OAT (please no OAT vs........ discussions) in sept at 18.... been in the selection process at BA for last 5 months and am now a FO on the 737 at LGW. I believe i am slightly younger than Ed but would like to congratulate him an his achievement also as we all know how hard it is to get here!
Im sure there are some very experienced captains on this thread and would like to ask you what you think in having such a young FO next to you?
I know (as im sure you do) that by getting to the position i/will are in obviously means we have the skills/qualities to be there but wondered whether many of you had any other views?
Happy flying!
PS my father doesnt wk for BA.... infact isnt even a pilot but if he was i would of used him because lets face it..... after 80K you do what you do to get an airline job!
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Im sure there are some very experienced captains on this thread and would like to ask you what you think in having such a young FO next to you?
Good luck all you young guns!
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Would agree with the posts above, I picked up my Airbus rating at the age of 19, and i thought nothing of it at the time and still don't.
When people occasionally ask as to my background and pick up on the fact that I got my licence at a young age they don't even bat an eyelid, and I wouldn't want them to. After reading the article yesterday though I was a bit confused as to what the song and dance is all about.
After I started in the right hand seat all I wanted to do was get my head down and get stuck in, I can appreciate that he is proud of his achievements but maybe this PR stunt wasn’t the best way of celebrating them.
When people occasionally ask as to my background and pick up on the fact that I got my licence at a young age they don't even bat an eyelid, and I wouldn't want them to. After reading the article yesterday though I was a bit confused as to what the song and dance is all about.
After I started in the right hand seat all I wanted to do was get my head down and get stuck in, I can appreciate that he is proud of his achievements but maybe this PR stunt wasn’t the best way of celebrating them.
