[DEV] Air Child — Air Child

Career Ladder

Your rank at Air Child determines which aircraft you may fly, how far your routes can go, and which special privileges you hold. Promotion is automatic and based on real flight activity — no application needed. Ranks are shown in ascending order below.

Cadet

Cadet rank badge

Our entry rank.

May fly all aircraft up to class A320 or B738
May fly all routes up to 01:30h (Short-haul)
Is listed in the pilot roster without flight hours

Second Officer

Second Officer rank badge

From 10 short-haul flights.

May fly all aircraft up to class A320 or B738
May fly all routes up to 01:30h (Short-haul)
Is listed in the pilot roster with flight hours

First Officer

First Officer rank badge

From 30 short-haul flights.

May fly all aircraft except A332, B789, B77L, B77W, and B744 (A321 is added)
May fly all routes up to 01:30h (Short-haul)
May fly all routes up to 03:00h (Medium-haul)
May participate in training flights
May also fly to challenging airports with authorization

Junior Captain

Junior Captain rank badge

From 50 Short-haul (SH) + 20 Medium-haul (MH), or 70 flights with 102:30 hours block time — whichever comes first.

May fly all aircraft except B744 and B77W (A332, B789, and B77L are added)
May fly all routes up to 01:30h (Short-haul)
May fly all routes up to 03:00h (Medium-haul)
May fly all routes up to 06:00h (Extended Medium-haul)
May participate in training flights
May also fly to challenging airports with authorization

Captain

Captain rank badge

From 70 SH + 40 MH + 10 Extended Medium-haul (EMH), or 120 flights with 207:30 hours block time.

May fly all aircraft (B747 and B77W are added)
May fly all routes up to 01:30h (Short-haul)
May fly all routes up to 03:00h (Medium-haul)
May fly all routes up to 06:00h (Extended Medium-haul)
May fly all routes over 06:00h (Long-haul)
May participate in training flights
May also fly to challenging airports with authorization

Senior Captain

Senior Captain rank badge

From 90 SH + 60 MH + 30 EMH, or 180 flights with 352:30 hours block time — and with an active Category III clearance.

May fly all aircraft
May fly all routes up to 01:30h (Short-haul)
May fly all routes up to 03:00h (Medium-haul)
May fly all routes up to 06:00h (Extended Medium-haul)
May fly all routes over 06:00h (Long-haul)
May participate in training flights
May also fly to challenging airports with authorization
May operate private flights (flights outside of scheduled service)

Special Status: Frozen Senior

Frozen Senior rank badge

The status of Senior Captain is the highest achievable rank at Air Child and is linked to special privileges. Unlike the lower ranks, it is therefore not set in stone forever. Just like a real flight license, it must be renewed regularly. This happens automatically: the rank of Senior Captain is maintained as long as at least one scheduled flight was completed in the preceding month.

If this is not the case, the Senior Captain drops to the status of "Frozen Senior". With this status, they hold the same privileges as a Captain (see above). As soon as the condition above is met again, the Frozen Senior automatically becomes a Senior Captain again — with all associated privileges restored.