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Hi :)

I'm new in this forum and i hope that i'll find an answer to my questions . Many Pilot training programs provide A320 simulator training . Does it means that the future pilot who trained in this program will only fly on Airbus ? Or does he need another Boeing training to be able to fly its aircrafts ? And how can pilots go from the A320 family to another bigger airliner like the A380 ?

Thanks a lot

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A technical course and simulator training and base training for each type.

Some machines are similar enough for an abbreviated conversion course (inter alia, 757 and 767), and the 320 family is considered just that, a family (318/19/20/21).

Thank you for answering my question :)

For example , if a pilot wants to join Emirates as a first officer on their A380 aircrafts , he needs XXXX hours on a plane that has an MTOW +50 tonnes ( as mentionned in their website ) . Does that mean that any candidate who has flown in a +50 tonnes ( A320 family - A350 ... but not the A380 ) and wants to join , will get some courses about the A380 in his new company ?

I wonder if the "A320 simulator training" you have seen is actually Multi Crew Cooperation / Jet Orientation training. I know it's quite commonly done on both the A320 and the B737 types.

If so, this is not training to actually fly the type mentioned, it is merely being used as a vessel for another element of training. To actually qualify to fly aircraft like the A320 / B737 you need to do a type rating course, which is fairly extensive and time consuming and will training you for a specific type or series of aircraft.

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Always check the details. A company may require that the applicant has a specific rating, or offer a bond scheme for non-rated pilots. This means that they company will pay for the type rating and the applicant will be signing a contract with a minimum term to cover the cost of the rating. For example, it may be that if you leave within 5 years, you must pay the company a certain amount of money for the rating, but if you stay for those 5 years then the rating is fully paid by the company. That is only one example of how it may be financed.

But yes in this case you are correct. You must have X hours practical flying an aircraft over 50t mass of any type, although having hours in an Airbus family aircraft would make the A380 training easier as the overall cockpit mentality is the same.

Now things are much clear to me :)

Thank you a lot for your help