Do You Get Bored?
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Do You Get Bored?
Let me start off by saying that I am very interested in future prospects of flying for Cathay Pacific. I had planned to make an application for a Second Officer position, personally feeling that if hired it would be an excellent career opportunity with a great airline. However, discussing with friends, they are in disbelief that I would be willing to spend a few years in a position that would not allow me to "fly." I never considered it entirely, since I felt that the flying time would come down the road, and being able to fly for a company like this would be reward enough for the time spent in a relief pilot spot.
My question is, for those Second Officers, do you get bored? Do you feel the time spent in that capacity is worth it for the long-term reward? Crystal ball time: For someone hired as a SO, does it look like a worthy position? Or should I, or anyone else curious of the same, continue plugging along in smaller jet aircraft to attain command?
Your thoughts are appreciated. Obviously my long-term goals are to fly for a high-class, international widebody airline.
My question is, for those Second Officers, do you get bored? Do you feel the time spent in that capacity is worth it for the long-term reward? Crystal ball time: For someone hired as a SO, does it look like a worthy position? Or should I, or anyone else curious of the same, continue plugging along in smaller jet aircraft to attain command?
Your thoughts are appreciated. Obviously my long-term goals are to fly for a high-class, international widebody airline.
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Firstly let me say I am not an S/O but I have been in the past. The job can and does at time get a little boring but one has got to look at it from a big picture point of view. Use the time as an S/O to recharge your batteries. My previous job was a high stress job with long hours. I enjoyed the fact that for a while the pressure of the job wasn’t on me. Also one cannot beat an S/O roster with up to 20 days a month off. Then one needs to look at the time to command of a wide body jet. At present it is running at about ten years. How long would it take to get a wide body command in the US?
If you way all this up and the fact you will live in HK and get to see the world, I think you will find that being an S/O for about three to four years (this will come down. Historically it is about two to two and a half years) is a small price to pay.
Firstly let me say I am not an S/O but I have been in the past. The job can and does at time get a little boring but one has got to look at it from a big picture point of view. Use the time as an S/O to recharge your batteries. My previous job was a high stress job with long hours. I enjoyed the fact that for a while the pressure of the job wasn’t on me. Also one cannot beat an S/O roster with up to 20 days a month off. Then one needs to look at the time to command of a wide body jet. At present it is running at about ten years. How long would it take to get a wide body command in the US?
If you way all this up and the fact you will live in HK and get to see the world, I think you will find that being an S/O for about three to four years (this will come down. Historically it is about two to two and a half years) is a small price to pay.
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I don't get your question.....if you want to fly stay in GA, if you want to have a great lifestyle and set yourself up for life join Cathay. You need to tell us your alternatives.
