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There's not. Airline pilots don't start out in airliners. They don't even start in turbine-powered aircraft. They usually don't even start in multi-engine aircraft. That's because learning how to fly is hard enough without also learning to operate a very complicated machine.

Learning to fly at its most basic is much more than just stick-and-rudder skills. There is a lot of information to learn, procedures, airspace, radio work, etc.

It's best to learn how to fly in the simplest safe aircraft possible. Then when you have to learn to operated a very complicated machine you don't even have to think about the flying part.

Complex aircraft are also much more expensive per flight hour, so it makes sense to learn on the cheapest safe thing you can fly then let your employer foot the bill for the type rating.




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