Originally Posted by
SoFloFlyer
Only way to gain experience in the seat is to upgrade. Can’t be an FO forever. I know I know… fly as an FO first then upgrade, but 2 things…
1) If roles were reversed, no one in the older generation would give up upgrading at a legacy of given the same opportunity.
2) Most FOs who took the upgrade at indoc (maybe all of the FOs?) were either CAs at the regionals or UA is their 3rd airline. If you can’t do the job by now, idk if another 3-5 years would change things
In some cases maybe so. Otoh, PICs moving to a wide body, never having had that experience before, may be expected to require somewhat more consolidation than those with significant time, transitioning right to left already on a heavy.