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Old 01-16-2025 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
At big-3 every type is just a stepping stone until the next system bid. Most don't get that intimate with them.
1997-1999 - 727SO
1999-2007 - 767FO
2007-2008 - 777FO
2008-2015 - 767FO
2015-2016 - 747FO
2016-2021 - 777FO
2021 - today 767CAP

only 18 years(ish) on the 767

RAT disabled on the ground
Arms above 80knots
deploys in the event of dual engine failure
provides adequate hyd power above 130 knots
Can manually deploy by pushing the button (yes that works on the ground so don't F with that switch)

I fly with many FOs that have been here 6,8,10 years, with all of that time on the 767. I have also seen many take the first 737 or A320 Cap bid they could get. The cool thing about having a large varied fleet is that you have options. That doesn't mean everyone is going to choose the same path though. That benefits us all, case in point, there are still many 787/777 FOs that are senior to me and I am 43% in my base as a 767 Captain. Everybody has whatever choice their seniority can hold, some choose to exercise that for the biggest highest paying position, others choose to stay super senior in their current seat, most some middle ground, but either way more choices for everybody means it is easier for more of us to be happy with where we are. That is the real benefit of the larger airlines. Much easier to get to different seats that work for your QOL needs based on your own personal situation. When your personal situation changes, you still have the wide variety of choices you had before, you just may choose a new one.

And yes, having done both Appendix H and AQP, AQP is much more gentlemanly.
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