FO/Captain... ?

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Hi everyone... after a bit of a time searching in which forum i can post this questions, I've decided here.. Hope I got it right

I'm new and this.. it may sound a silly question, but, I need to learn.

1) How do I now what am I? (F.O or Captain?) Is there a study orientation to become a FO/Captain by separate? Or it depends on you skill, hours flown, etc..

2) Most flight schools I've seen has an B737 or an A320 flight simulator. How can a pilot become a 747 FO/Captain with just A320, B737 or small aircraft "experience"?

Thanks in advance.
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Quote: Hi everyone... after a bit of a time searching in which forum i can post this questions, I've decided here.. Hope I got it right

I'm new and this.. it may sound a silly question, but, I need to learn.

1) How do I now what am I? (F.O or Captain?) Is there a study orientation to become a FO/Captain by separate? Or it depends on you skill, hours flown, etc..

2) Most flight schools I've seen has an B737 or an A320 flight simulator. How can a pilot become a 747 FO/Captain with just A320, B737 or small aircraft "experience"?

Thanks in advance.
Just ask any major airline and they will let you be a CA of a 747 if you ask nicely

No No!! Being a CA of anythings takes years if work and flying in many various aircraft. Being a FO takes years as well. Before you become anything in the right seat of a 747 you need years of work. Be a CA of a C-152 first before you worry about the 747
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In almost every case, you spend years flying smaller airplanes, in general aviation and regional airlines, before you get hired at a larger airline.

You start as a FO, and stay there until people senior to you retire (or quit) and opening becomes available. The larger airplanes usually go to the most senior people...you will have grey hair and probably grandkids before you get in a 747 at a major airline.

A few forieg airlines hire CA's off the street, but these are always people who already have CA experience in that airplane.

Getting simulator training or a type rating in a certain airplane will almost never get you a job in that airplane. You get the job first, based on your experience level, and then you get training on the specific airplane you will fly (usually at the company's expense).
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