Narrowbody To Widebody: How Long Does The Transition Take For Pilots?

Once at the airlines and in a position to fly a widebody, transitioning from flying narrowbody jets to widebodies comes with various stipulations and considerations. This video will discuss the general timeline for a pilot to fly a widebody and the licensing and operational differences that come with flying larger transport category jets.
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[@dyoesSlj]

0:03 “would you prefer to fly a 737 or a 777?”
Nah mate. I’m flying the 767.

[@zeNDoSC]

so you didn't answer the question

[@dyoesSlj]

@@zeNDoSC i made up my own answer

[@jonw4743]

my aunt was a 737 pilot for like 20 years and moved to 787 a couple years ago thanks to the MAX groundings and she didn’t want to fly them 🫠

[@jantjarks7946]

Did she fix the faulty tightened fasteners herself on the 787?
🤔😉
777 might be a better choice. As long as it won't be the 777X, another design which has been meddled with by the MDD management.
🫣😉

[@jamesx4952]

I like that Airbus has so much commonality with its aircraft being able to jump from the A318 to a A380 would be a the best feeling

[@Gazma_Muzaale]

I AM DYING TO FLY THE 777X

[@Real_deal954]

I have a cousin only been flying for major airline 5 years and is operating the a350 on long hauls already.

[@storminnormin2570]

A Plane is a Plane until you run out of runway. 😅

[@wadehiggins1114]

737 max and 787 nightmareliner are death traps.

[@mnn3931]

What are you on about 787? They haven't had any fatal crashes till now and it's been out for more than a decade ​@@wadehiggins1114

[@EuropeanRailfanAlt]

A plane is a plane until you run out of engineers

[@MrHav1k]

@@wadehiggins1114 nightmareliner 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Too true.

[@navajojohn9448]

If money is the sole priority then generally a first year narrow body captain will make more per hour than the highest pay rate as F/O on the largest wide-body.

[@vladimirassalukas6726]

Today smtnhg strange happens, as fo on narrowbody earns more than fo on widebody 😂 maybe it is exceptional case

[@nurrizadjatmiko21]

Very interesting🤔 and i like it

[@navajojohn9448]

The larger the plane the less takeoffs and landings on duty day means less work. It estimated hands on flying consumes 4 minutes per flight. Even the FAA worried not enough hand flying and published an Aviation Circular two years ago promoting hand flying.

[@EpicThe112]

Interesting and there is one narrow body that automatically entitles you to fly a wide body the B757 to B767 basically it just needs a single Simulator for one type because they share the same cockpit. I wonder if that also applies to the Airbus A320 family to the A350 A330/A340 families

[@delta_cosmic]

all i can say is i have a lot of respect to the pilots who fly the problematic 737 max.

[@wadehiggins1114]

I actually have to agree with you on that.

[@eejintech]

im happy with flying the 737. im not going to upgrade

[@damcoentertainment3956]

Which type?

[@eejintech]

@@damcoentertainment3956 800

[@eamonahern7495]

Even if I did become a pilot, I wouldn't be allowed to fly a plane now because I got type 1 diabetes in my early 40s.
Hypothetical scenario: A pilot going long haul on holidays is a passenger in a plane and an emergency situation happens where the flight crew becomes incapable of flying the plane. The plane is an Airbus A350 but the passenger pilot has only ever flown for Ryanair. That person happens to be the only passenger on-board with experience of flying commercial jets. How well would a pilot with only Boeing 737 experience be able to land an Airbus A350?

[@wadehiggins1114]

On the Airbus side, I'll fly on anything. On the boeing side 727, 747, 757, 767 and 777.

[@EuropeanRailfanAlt]

On the everybody else side... everything else.

[@EuropeanRailfanAlt]

Bro forgot the 717

[@Gazma_Muzaale]

and why not the 737

[@wadehiggins1114]

@@EuropeanRailfanAlt👍🏿

[@marcom2248]

A plane is a plane, as long as the engines work... 😁

[@YBNmadman]

Just so you all know my dad went from flyingthe Sabb 340 to the CRJ 900 to the 717 and now the A330 (in that order) and has flown yoked aircraft and aircraft that the yokes were linked and he could feel every thing that was going on for almost 20 years and juat switched to the A330 a few months ago and he said the tranaition was really easy

[@radwi69]

Always AirBus.

[@der.Schtefan]

Depends if you prefer to be away from your family long time, or return to them every day (like most short haul pilots for most low cost European carriers)

[@rajeshraghavan2248]

Airbus side i would fly any , but Boeing side only the old 777

[@jantjarks7946]

747, 757 and 767 are still good. Anything developed and built before the MDD merger is fine.
Heck, even the 727 or 707 if necessary.

[@EuropeanRailfanAlt]

​@@jantjarks7946KC-135 for the win

[@MrHav1k]

Boeing taking another L haha.

[@thailandrose2603]

Great video but please not show the 787 Nightmare Liner.

[@hungo7720]

Monitoring heavy cumbersome planes require a lot of experiences and is contingent upon the pliot's flying hours and seniority.