26-year-old airline captain and her 19-year-old co-pilot

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Ones lack of geographical knowledge has nothing to do with age or experience.

Umm, for a controller in the central sector (Minneapolis, Denver, Chicago), knowing their own respective fixes comes with experience. Small ones are hard to remember, but OVR and MCI are very common fixes on arrivals into very large airports like ORD, MSP, MCI, STL.

 

[NovemberEcho]

Umm, for a controller in the central sector (Minneapolis, Denver, Chicago), knowing their own respective fixes comes with experience. Small ones are hard to remember, but OVR and MCI are very common fixes on arrivals into very large airports like ORD, MSP, MCI, STL.

I was referring to the "same state" part but it's most likely you were talking to a trainee.

 

[Zondaracer]

I met a pretty cool dude during my SkyWest interview process who was from the UK, he decided to move over to the US because it was more cost effective to gain his education and certs in the states. It is doable across the pond, but the costs are MUCH higher. He said all the fees just to use the airspace is what kills GA, kind of sad really....

Yeah I got the UK commercial license and it cost me a small fortune.

 

[A300Capt]

We have a Capt who was in the left seat of a DC8 by age 25 and a B747 Capt at 26 flying international routes. He's now in is early 50's and a MD11 Capt. He's an extremely sharp pilot and a hella'va nice guy to boot.

I stand corrected. Found out today he was hired at UPS at age 22 and made Capt at 24!

 

[Active Shooter]

I stand corrected. Found out today he was hired at UPS at age 22 and made Capt at 24!

And bumped the President of the airline off the jumpseat in his early 40s.