1. All pilots will be required to adhere to the upgrade schedule shown below. All pilots begin their career at HAG as First Officers. 

2. When flying a trip, all pilots are required to operate only the equipment for which they are qualified. Trips flown on other equipment will not be accepted. Pilots may fly between any two airports listed in the applicable timetables, but are encouraged to operate their aircraft between destinations normally assigned to that aircraft.

3. As a First Officer you are not required to hold a type rating to fly the aircraft. However, all Captains must earn type ratings as a requirement for advancement. When a pilot has accumulated the minimum required hours to make Captain in a particular category of aircraft, the Captain candidate will be required to complete a type rating course in one of the aircraft in that category before the candidate can begin flying aircraft in the next category. A candidate will be given Captain status only on the aircraft for which he has completed a type rating. Example: When a pilot reaches 80 hours, he must complete a type rating in either the M404 or CV440 (Category 2) before he can begin flying Category 3 aircraft. If the candidate wishes to make Captain status in both the M404 and CV440, the candidate must complete a type rating course in each aircraft. Example 2: A pilot reaches 50 hrs.Before he can begin flying Category 2 aircraft he must complete a type rating in the DC-3. This is because the L-10 does not require a type rating to fly. Type ratings are only required for aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight over 12,500 lbs.

4. The Type Rating course will be mailed to candidates when they become eligible for upgrade. The course consists of two parts: A checkride and an IOE flight (Initial Operating Experience). The type rating course is designed not as a hurdle but as a method for candidates to demonstrate to themselves their proficiency in their ability to handle their aircraft during normal and abnormal situations. Once you have become eligible, the type rating course will be sent to you and you may complete it at your discretion. The checkride has been designed to simulate a real-world checkride in every way.

Part One: The checkride. Conducted in the local vicinity of a designated airport, the candidate will need to complete a series of maneuvers to demonstrate his proficiency in airmanship. This test will include some basic airmanship maneuvers, a precision instrument approach, non-precision instrument approach and a single engine precision approach. The checkride is complete when you can perform all of the required maneuvers to standard in a single session. Just like the real world, mess up one thing and you bust! Learn from your mistake and try again.

Part Two: IOE. Intital Operating Experience. As Captain you will be required to complete a multiple leg trip and arrive on schedule at each destination. This is to demonstrate to the company that you are capable of operating within the system in an organized manner.