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He's not really a good flying instructor....or, you are really scary. Cross out as appropriate.




No, I'm not a training Captain. I'm too old now, and back when I was younger I would have run away as fast as possible. I was an RAAF qualified instructor, and taught at 1FTS for a couple of years.


Once an FO is cleared to the line, he can fly with any captain. I used to see new FOs quite regularly when I was on the 767, and it was an aircraft that could bite. We all knew where the areas to be careful were. Issues like the potential for tail scrapes were at the top of the list.


On our 747s and 380s there is no such thing as an inexperienced FO. He might be new to the type, but they all have many, many, thousands of hours. There are times when you'll have your hand on the controls in anticipation (because the controls aren't physically linked, that doesn't cause issues in the AB), but normally only below about 100'.


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