Youngest Pilots????
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When I was at Air Atlantique there was a captain
on the Electra who was 23. Not sure where he is
now, when to fly an A320 somewhere.
A couple of the Metro captains there were pretty
young too.
on the Electra who was 23. Not sure where he is
now, when to fly an A320 somewhere.
A couple of the Metro captains there were pretty
young too.
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I live very near to Coventry Airport and i was considering applying to Air Atlantique once i have completed my a-levels and enough flying experience. Can you give mte the requirements of their sponsorship scheme and also what the training envolves. I think that its a great airline to start off with as you can build up many hours of flight experience. What do you think??
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I'm a 757 FO and i'm 23 - and i've been on it just over a year now.
I'm sure there has been a topic on this before somewhere - it brought up that there was a Cityflyer trainer on the RJ who was 24 or something ...
I'm sure there has been a topic on this before somewhere - it brought up that there was a Cityflyer trainer on the RJ who was 24 or something ...
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I am also 23 flying the B757 for the same company as "expedite climb"! <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> I also have been flying it for over a year now. Before that I was flying a Saab SF340, which I started flying at 21. Got the job at 20.
All the best.
Eff Oh
All the best.
Eff Oh
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Well, nearly a decade ago, we celebrated the 21st. birthday of a certain 757 first officer. This was in Bangor Maine. It suddenly dawned on all of us captains that our young hero had been under-age drinking (in the USA) for over a year!
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How could one be a captain on the A320 at 23? .....Which leads me to the next question....how long does it take to progress from second officer to first officer to senior first officer and than to Captain. How could he have done all this by 23?
Also what is the difference between a F/O and a S/O on short to medium haul flights.Also what is the difference between a F/O and a SFO ( apart from experiencce that is). What do the diffenet grades mean and how many bands does a S/O wear ( 1 or 2....or more..?).
As you can see the whole S/O,F/O and SFO roles and duties are confusing me from a differentiation point of view <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
Also what is the difference between a F/O and a S/O on short to medium haul flights.Also what is the difference between a F/O and a SFO ( apart from experiencce that is). What do the diffenet grades mean and how many bands does a S/O wear ( 1 or 2....or more..?).
As you can see the whole S/O,F/O and SFO roles and duties are confusing me from a differentiation point of view <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
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Yeah good question. Expedite climb, thats the aircraft type i really want to fly when im older!So did you start flying as soon as you left school then??!! Im interested in this as i really want to become a pilot. Im doing a-levels at the moment and im going to start flying for my ppl soon. I dont know weather to go to university or not first before i fly full time?? Can you help me, being a pilot??
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I have been monitoring this web site for several years now and I have to say that when the topic of "training to become a pilot" crops up it always seems to be so ambiguous as to how exactly you do become an airline pilot and what route to take. There never appears to be a clearcut route.....why not?
So I ask all the pilots out there with the "majors" : "What steps should one take to become a pilot if one does not get sponsorship?"
I hope you can all agree with me that when this topic comes up over and over again there always seems to be so many options around that one gets a little lost and confused.
What exactly is the best route to take if a person under 20 wants to end up in the right seat of a "major" within the next 5-8 yrs?.What courses should I take? What schools should I go to? How much will it cost? Is it worth it if you really want to be a pilot?
Those are all critical questions that I would love to see answered or comments made to.
Thanks in advance.
So I ask all the pilots out there with the "majors" : "What steps should one take to become a pilot if one does not get sponsorship?"
I hope you can all agree with me that when this topic comes up over and over again there always seems to be so many options around that one gets a little lost and confused.
What exactly is the best route to take if a person under 20 wants to end up in the right seat of a "major" within the next 5-8 yrs?.What courses should I take? What schools should I go to? How much will it cost? Is it worth it if you really want to be a pilot?
Those are all critical questions that I would love to see answered or comments made to.
Thanks in advance.
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I don't know the youngest at the majors, but these is this guy at JetBlue who is a full captain and is only 27. There is also a lady at Indian Airlines who became the youngest to pilot a jet at the age of 26.
A lot of these asian airlines take in pilots with just a commercial license. I flew Air India to Chicago once and the first officer was 22. Thats gotta feel good.
A lot of these asian airlines take in pilots with just a commercial license. I flew Air India to Chicago once and the first officer was 22. Thats gotta feel good.
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I started as FO on the Fokker 50 2 months after I turned 22. A few flights I had with a guy who started at age 19 and was my captain by the time he was 23. So he was 23, I 22... Some Cabin attendants were older then our combined age
Worse stories than this I never heard yet..
Worse stories than this I never heard yet..
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the scheme is not on anymore, I was with the last lot in south africa. Great bunch of guys all good drinkers. I visited Atlantic at cov, great setup but hard work you have to wash the planes yourself.
I am 17 now and starting my groundschool at OATS so who knows.
cheers for know
FR514
the scheme is not on anymore, I was with the last lot in south africa. Great bunch of guys all good drinkers. I visited Atlantic at cov, great setup but hard work you have to wash the planes yourself.
I am 17 now and starting my groundschool at OATS so who knows.
cheers for know
FR514