Eeyore writes:

How do you think you get the hours to progress to CPL ? You have to have a CPL before
ATPL etc.... How about the night, multi-engine and instrument ratings ?

So there's a regulatory barrier? Perhaps. But in practical terms you can
still start and finish on a 747, if money is not a concern. Or better still,
you can learn on a simulator.

Those basic skills are what saves aircraft when things go wrong.

Not when they don't match the aircraft being flown. Having flown a Piper Cub
won't help you much when you're flying an Airbus. You need Airbus experience
to fly an Airbus, not Piper Cub experience.

What do you mean by high-performance ?

The FAA definition, which is apparently anything not powered by rubber bands.

For one thing you can't start by flying multi-engined aircraft.

I know you can start with multiengine aircraft, so that's not it.

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