Originally Posted by Excargodog

No. Every FO you upgrade to CA is more fo flying hours ONCE THEY HAVE PAID OO BACK FOR THE HOURS IT TOOK THEM TO UPGRADE. If they upgrade after 1000 SIC hours at OO they won’t pay the SIC math model back until they have flown 1000 hours with an OO SIC at their side. If they stay in excess of that, their contribution can grow FO flying. if they leave before that, they are a net loss to the system.


. Nope. But the vast majority do. And the vast majority of FOs who depart OO prior to upgrade never come back to become CAs for OO to be able to benefit in terms of upgrade eligibility to payback the experience invested in them.



If you have more FOs than CAs, it’s a pretty good indicator a death spiral is already underway. Not a guarantee, but a pretty good indicator.