“Why did the First Officer (Co-Pilot) on the Ethiopian Airlines crashed B737MAX aircraft have only 200 active flight operating flying hours on the B737MAX aircraft.”
When I flew my first trip on the B-737, my experience was about 30 hours in a 737 simulator and 25 hours in the airplane with a line check pilot. 200 hours doesn’t seem like much but it could take over two and a half months to accumulate. More important would be the background and type of flight education and experience prior to being hired by Ethiopian. My experience, Military trained, fighter and multi-engine “heavy” experience over a 6 year period of time, was more than this Co-pilot may have had.
Avoid third world airlines.
200 flight hours on the B737MAX may be OK for operating in the USA, Europe, cockpit environment where the two air men operate as a seamless team (Sully & his CoPilot worked together....Sully handling the problem and the Copilot continuing to fly the airplane. Ditto for the SWA Captain & her CoPilot......She centered on handling the problem and the CoPilot continues to fly the aircraft safely to landing, In both these instances, the crew (2) continued to perform as one in seamless communication & operation. They are trained to do this under the truism that no man is an island and no man stands alone in an aircraft operating emergency!!!
In an emergency there is little room or time for panic, so the crew reaction must be immediately automatic & calm, but allow for pragmatic, controlled actions by both airmen working together as one!!!
JLAGRAYFOX
“Why did the First Officer (Co-Pilot) on the Ethiopian Airlines crashed B737MAX aircraft have only 200 active flight operating flying hours on the B737MAX aircraft.”BatGuano
When I flew my first trip on the B-737, my experience was about 30 hours in a 737 simulator and 25 hours in the airplane with a line check pilot. 200 hours doesn’t seem like much but it could take over two and a half months to accumulate. More important would be the background and type of flight education and experience prior to being hired by Ethiopian. My experience, Military trained, fighter and multi-engine “heavy” experience over a 6 year period of time, was more than this Co-pilot may have had. Avoid third world airlines.
The first officer didn't have 200 hours in the 737 Max. From what I've read, he had 200 total flight hours in any kind of aircraft. Chesley Sullenberger was shocked that that a pilot that inexperienced would be flying a jetliner.
CAPTAIN SULLY WEIGHS IN ON BOEING 737 MAX CRASH
MARCH 16, 2019
https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2019/03/16/sullenberger-737-crash/