Industry Command Upgrade Requirments Data
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It is up to the Operator how many hours/years you need to get a chance of upgrade. It needs more then only hours to lead a Airplane. Flying a Turboprop can be more demanding then flying a Jet.
It is just natural that a Pilot expects a upgrade. Too soon is not good at all, too late is too bad as well. It takes between 4 and 14 years......
Fly safe and land happy
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It is just natural that a Pilot expects a upgrade. Too soon is not good at all, too late is too bad as well. It takes between 4 and 14 years......
Fly safe and land happy
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EZY are putting their requirement up to 4000hr factored , it will save money on insurance and also there are so many guys waiting now that they are just wasting money putting people throught sims etc .
They are also putting the three bar (SFO) up to 2500 hrs , will save over a million pounds a year .
They are also putting the three bar (SFO) up to 2500 hrs , will save over a million pounds a year .
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johnholmes
what is as interesting is the command upgrade training that goes with this historically low total experience...
i was a little curious about what raspberry may have had to undergo to get his/her fourth bar - in my company, his/her total and jet experience at command upgrade would only just have been sufficient to get him/her a job as an fo. that is not to say that raspberry does not merit the command or any such thing, but i presume the 2 years of jet experience might leave a few gaps in knowledge and experience in all those other things unrelated to flying skills in which captains must be able to perform adequately
scrubba
what is as interesting is the command upgrade training that goes with this historically low total experience...
i was a little curious about what raspberry may have had to undergo to get his/her fourth bar - in my company, his/her total and jet experience at command upgrade would only just have been sufficient to get him/her a job as an fo. that is not to say that raspberry does not merit the command or any such thing, but i presume the 2 years of jet experience might leave a few gaps in knowledge and experience in all those other things unrelated to flying skills in which captains must be able to perform adequately
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Supply and demand is the rule with many operators.
Even going to hire direct entry captains, bypassing seniority.
As recency, 3 moon landings in last 90 days.
Space shuttle type ratings.
xxx
Happy contrails, right...?
Even going to hire direct entry captains, bypassing seniority.
As recency, 3 moon landings in last 90 days.
Space shuttle type ratings.
xxx
Happy contrails, right...?
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supply and demand
I dont know about other companies. But in our company its pure supply and demand.
When there is a requirement for captains, the chief pilot looks at the most senior FOs on that type. He will also fly with them and asses if they are ready. We have no hours written in stone, ive seen guyz with 960 on type upgrade and ive seen one guy wait 8 years he had almost 3900 on type, but his number just never came up. There have even been cases where there were no suitable FO and DEC were hired. Also In our company TT is not very important.
When there is a requirement for captains, the chief pilot looks at the most senior FOs on that type. He will also fly with them and asses if they are ready. We have no hours written in stone, ive seen guyz with 960 on type upgrade and ive seen one guy wait 8 years he had almost 3900 on type, but his number just never came up. There have even been cases where there were no suitable FO and DEC were hired. Also In our company TT is not very important.
