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47: 112: 159:" and the other the "pilot not flying", or "pilot monitoring", for each flight. Even when the first officer is the flying pilot, however, the captain remains ultimately responsible for the aircraft, its passengers, and the crew. In typical day-to-day operations, the essential job tasks remain fairly equal. Often the first officer will log time as 227:
After a certain number of flight hours and experience, a first officer can be promoted to senior first officer. A senior first officer will typically have at least 1,500 hours flight experience. Some pilots prefer to remain a senior first officer than pursue an upgrade to captain.
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only within their own company. As a consequence, an airline first officer may be older and/or have more flight experience than a captain, by virtue of having experience from other airlines or the military.
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Some airlines have the rank of "junior first officer", for pilots who are not yet fully qualified. Modern airliners require two pilots. When a junior first officer is undergoing training, a
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Control of the aircraft is normally shared equally between the first officer and the captain, with one pilot normally designated the "
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to monitor the junior first officer and the captain. A junior first officer is sometimes known as a
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Traditionally, the first officer sits on the right-hand side of a
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