Originally Posted by
V1Rotate
Yeah, thats the downside. The promise of travel attracts me, as does the pay, and I think living in Hong Kong would be really cool, but I do like to fly, I mean to the point that if I don't get to I start to suffer withdrawal symptoms, lol. Although with my student loans I will pretty much go anywhere that pays decently.
How the heck do you stay proficient that way? Lots of time in a simulator between trips? Also how long to FO upgrade? Like two years?
Cathay SOs "get" to enjoy a simulator training session every 2 months to keep their skills up and a check ride once every 6 months to renew your license.
1000 hours for DESOs, yes that is true, but it also says that preference will be given to multi time and turbine experience. The day I started with Cathay as an FO, all of the SOs that day had either RJ command time or Boeing or Airbus time.
Good luck, I say apply anyway and keep it updated.
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