Originally Posted by
CanoePilot
Getting a type and upgrading isn't that difficult it's a 4 week crash course. We're not talking about OCS here, it's airline training.
You certainly can go buy a type rating. My airline had a guy who did just to move from the 727 panel to MD F/O. He still couldn't make it through the airline's F/O training. When the last 727 was gone, so was he.
"Captain" isn't earned? YGBSM.