Why is the person sitting next to the pilot called the first officer, why not speak co-pilots? Learn what is the reason!

Whether you are sitting on the plane, or not sitting, with the help of TV and films, you must have seen that the front part of the plane speaks a cockpit, where the pilots sit. You must have seen that there are always 2 pilots in the plane. The plane blower is called a pilot, but the worker sitting next to him is called the first officer not called co-Pilot. So the question arises that why do the first officers call him, why not the co-pilot? Let us give you the correct answer to this question today.

Under the News18 Hindi series, ‘Ajab-Ghazab Knowledge’, we bring interesting information related to the country and the world, about which very few people know. Today we are going to tell you about one such unique information. Do you know why the first officer speaks to the personnel sitting next to the pilot?

Why is the co-pilot called the first officer? (Symbolic Photo: Canva)

People commented and told the reason
Some time ago someone asked this question on social media platform Kora, which has been answered by many people. But the most accurate reply has been, that is Joel Barman, who has been doing a pilot job since 1997 till now. He told in his reply that he himself is a captain. Joel said- “I am a captain. The person who sits on my right is the first officer. They are not called a co-pilot or auxiliary pilot. They are pilots. They are given the same training that the rest. The person is not always caught in flying back on the hub. ” Joel said, in the command, the pilot is called captain and in the second command, the pilot is called the first officer. If they become disabled for some reason, the first officer will take control of the aircraft. He further said that the captain is only for one reason and that is his seniority. It has nothing to do with merit or capacity. It all depends on the date of appointment.

Captain and first officers are posts
A former pilot named Hasmal Don told that the first officer is a rank and the captain is also a rank. The person sitting on the right side of the pilot can also be a captain and the first officer can also be. The person sitting on the left side is the commander and it is mandatory for him to be a captain.