Youngest age?

[T-Gates]

Over in Britan my mom was hired at 19 for a EMB110. She acted as both the F/O and F/A. Those britan regs are crazy..............

The US regs don't require a F/A on anything less than 20 Seats either....

Ask anyone here who flew a 1900, J-31, or Metro......

The FO does his/her fair share of FA duties on the ground.

 

[SkywayFO]

NO go on the wavier for age anymore not since the 80's sometime. Trust me I tried I called almost every FSDO in the Midwest. But maybe I'm wrong, my ex-wife will tell you that I am about most things. I'm not even 24 yet and this indusrty is making me feel old a $hit!!!!

 

[labbats]

You're not even 24 yet and divorced? Slow it down man, you'll have too many ex-wives taking your salary at this rate!

 

[Pickle]

Beards and such

I saw a PIA (Pakistani International Airlines) 747 captain in SNN a few years ago and he had a beard about halfway to his belly button. Our current MEC chairman has a "moustache" that is about 1 millimeter away from being a goatee, but if you know our MEC chairman you understand why I say that nobody is going to say anything to him about it other than "really nice facial hair Erik."

 

[higherflyer]

I had a full goatee at 17

My girlfriend had a full goatee at 17. Oh, that wasn't on her face....

....but sometimes it was on mine.

 

[jball2]

Hired at commuter at age 21, captain on js32 at 23. Check Airman on jet at 25. Major at 26.

This sounds like I am patting my own back but until recently I never realized that my decision making process was pretty immature for the first years of my career. Stay Humble! It is amazing what life experience will do to you.

A 20 year old fo judges the whole flight by how good his/her landing was and does everything to protect the almighty ego.
It is easy to be a good stick but being a good pilot encompasses everything from showing up at the airport until the time you leave.

I say this because I thought I had it down as a 23 year old captain but I had and still have so much to learn. Not so bad being an FO again!

My mustache grows fine but my wife hates them so I stay smooth!

 

[DDpaysoff]

Started at the regional at 21, and the major at 23. NO they don't allow facial hair.

Wholly crap. Looking at those ratings you must have some kind of story.

 

[ILStoMinimums]

An old but good thread. Any new info on the young age question? And new stories at the regionals with all the hiring going on at some of them?

 

[Nalo Boy]

My girlfriend had a full goatee at 17. Oh, that wasn't on her face....

....but sometimes it was on mine.

Nice one

 

[FN FAL]

Is this really a pressing concern or thought for you? Geez!

Maybe he's looking to get a mustache ride?

 

[CLE145CA]

Yes, COEX (i.e. ExpressJet) hired a pilot at 18. His hire date was eight (8) days shy of his 19th birthday. He is the son of the then IAH Chief Pilot. Now his father is the airline's director of flight operations.

 

[Quack]

Was hired at 22 and know of a few that were hired at 20...Hey highflyer, are you sure it wasn't a bearded clam!

 

[Spooky 1]

Got hired at Western at age 21. Captain at 28. Had some friends that got hired at TWA at age 20 and they were made relief F/O's during the days of ALPA versus the FEI debacles. They said that the only thing they learned sitting in the jump seat of the B707 was that most Capts. needed haircuts. Some of these guys checked out as Capt. at TWA as early as age 23/24. Was a very rough tranistion in those days. OE's could last for several months in some cases with a pretty high wash out rate. Ditto at Continental.

 

[flagshipper]

Got hired at 9e and started class at 21 and no I am not a streamer. In the new hire classes I talked to I would say the average age is in the low 30s to high 20s maybe. I see the guys in their 40s all the time in ops and assime they are captains but I am often wrong.

When i went into the MEM FSDO to renew my cfi I talked to the examiner about the age 23 thing and he said you can take the checkride early and then when you turn 23 you take the piece of paper in and get your atp. When I was leaving a couple of inspectors said they were going over to the airport to try and bust some airlink guys.
Good to know they are on our side

 

[Flyingdutchman]

19 CPL
20 F/O charter (BE-200)
21 Captain BE-200 (corp.) 2 interviews (regional) within 2 months from now..

FD