Many misconceptions about a commercial pilot’s job relate to the fact that there are two of us seated at the controls. Who’s doing what — and when and why? The answers are a function of both rank and role.At my airline, like most, one pilot — who wears four stripes on their jacket sleeves and epaulettes, and sports a somewhat blingier hat — holds the rank of captain. The other — bearing only two or three stripes — ranks as first officer. Bear in mind, however, that “co-pilot” is another term for first officer (a confusing one, as all of us are pilots) and that some other airlines term their newest pilots “second officers”.
人们对商用飞机飞行员职业的许多误解都源于一件事：控制台前有两个飞行员。谁在干什么——以及什么时候和为什么干？答案取决于级别和角色。
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