Captain at what age ?
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Captain at what age ?
Hello Chaps,
Just doing some research. I became a captain on a 50-seater turboprop at 25 and a wide-body jet captain at 28, and never gave it a second thought. Just recently I received an e-mail from down under (Hi George !) saying this would be impossible in Oz. I believe there are plenty of young captains around, reflecting the current shortage of Hi-time pilots.
True or False ?
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Just doing some research. I became a captain on a 50-seater turboprop at 25 and a wide-body jet captain at 28, and never gave it a second thought. Just recently I received an e-mail from down under (Hi George !) saying this would be impossible in Oz. I believe there are plenty of young captains around, reflecting the current shortage of Hi-time pilots.
True or False ?
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Sir Fly a lot,
True, Cessna and Duchess captains that is.
You are one of the lucky ones to break into turbo props at a young age ( A Captain at 25 !! - holy smokes ).
Hope you don't mind me asking, but at what age did you get the entry (right seat I guess)? and where are you from to get this break ?
I'd be lucky to get in as second officer with a major airline here at that age, let alone a captain.
Anyway, I envy you and well done.
A2107
True, Cessna and Duchess captains that is.
You are one of the lucky ones to break into turbo props at a young age ( A Captain at 25 !! - holy smokes ).
Hope you don't mind me asking, but at what age did you get the entry (right seat I guess)? and where are you from to get this break ?
I'd be lucky to get in as second officer with a major airline here at that age, let alone a captain.
Anyway, I envy you and well done.
A2107
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I was DC-3 captain at 29 and B-747 at 39.
Scroggs:
Tried to respond to your recent posting over at N-P in the Forum. My messages ended up on page 1 instead of pg 8. Then the whole topic crashed and burned.
Anyway, will take ya up on the beer, make it a Corona with lime....
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Scroggs:
Tried to respond to your recent posting over at N-P in the Forum. My messages ended up on page 1 instead of pg 8. Then the whole topic crashed and burned.
Anyway, will take ya up on the beer, make it a Corona with lime....
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Men, this is no drill...
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I think in general Captains in the UK are younger than places like US and Oz.
This is mainly because UK airlines will take people straight from a basic CPL/IR.
Personally I couldn't have afforded to do my CPL/IR at a younger age, but I know that some people with richer parents than mine have been able to do a course at Oxford full time, then go get a job.
Most airlines in the UK now it is possible to get a command shortly after getting whatever the airline's minimum hours requirement is, and this is generally not that high.
So I would say that in the UK not that surprising, particularly for those who could afford the course at a young age.
This is mainly because UK airlines will take people straight from a basic CPL/IR.
Personally I couldn't have afforded to do my CPL/IR at a younger age, but I know that some people with richer parents than mine have been able to do a course at Oxford full time, then go get a job.
Most airlines in the UK now it is possible to get a command shortly after getting whatever the airline's minimum hours requirement is, and this is generally not that high.
So I would say that in the UK not that surprising, particularly for those who could afford the course at a young age.
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You people are lucky !!!
In Oz, not unless you graduated from a military flying school or have enough hours then you have buckley's chance of getting a regional job at low hours.
Min. req. for a regional turbo prop right seat driver is 1500 TT but reality check states that the people you will be competing against with has like between 4000 - 5000 TT.
I just can't believe when I see postings that low hour pilots get turbo prop jobs almost just after school. That is just not possbile in OZ due to the limited number of airlines and an oversupply of young pilots thereby competition is very stiff
A lot of my friends including me will be going overseas to find a job. One has already left for Africa and two in the Arab countries. I'm the only lucky one enough to break into a Chieftain job after 6 months of waiting. - One of my friends almost died trying flying singles.
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In Oz, not unless you graduated from a military flying school or have enough hours then you have buckley's chance of getting a regional job at low hours.
Min. req. for a regional turbo prop right seat driver is 1500 TT but reality check states that the people you will be competing against with has like between 4000 - 5000 TT.
I just can't believe when I see postings that low hour pilots get turbo prop jobs almost just after school. That is just not possbile in OZ due to the limited number of airlines and an oversupply of young pilots thereby competition is very stiff
A lot of my friends including me will be going overseas to find a job. One has already left for Africa and two in the Arab countries. I'm the only lucky one enough to break into a Chieftain job after 6 months of waiting. - One of my friends almost died trying flying singles.
A2107
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I notice alot of people find it amazing that a young pilot can be in command in his mid-twenties. At least in the Air Force this is the norm. And trust me, what they expect from you is four times as complicated as anything we do at the airlines. I guess it boils down to training and more training. I became a C-141 Commander at 26, and we flew alot, but we also had to fly at least one 4 hour training sortie a month in the pattern, flying NDB,VOR, ASR and ILS approaches, not to mention engine-inop procedures. Remember there are alot of B-52 Commanders out there in their late twenties carrying some serious firepower......
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Old-timer
Like they say - laughter is the best medicine
You have just cured my frustration. Thank you for the light-hearted comment
Chieftain Captain at 36.
I'm on my way out too.
A2107
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Like they say - laughter is the best medicine
You have just cured my frustration. Thank you for the light-hearted comment
Chieftain Captain at 36.
I'm on my way out too.
A2107
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