Originally Posted by
Ferd149
Man I hope so.......start my first Busboy checkout on Dec 18th.
So far I'm impressed with how straight forward the systems are compared to a Boeing. Plus, how nice the systems are displayed on the EICAS (or what ever the Bus calls it, I'm still learning). One of my exBoeing friends said he had a hard time getting away from "happy fingers" in the box since there is no execute light and you can really work yourself into a hole in a hurry
Looking forward to getting started now that I've done systems course. I "almost" passed the eSV with just the home study stick so one more pass through the stick and a couple of hours with the LOD should do it (all for free of course
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Ferd
The new eQual thing is complete bullcrap.... look at all the extra time you're having to put in it for free. Apparently all fleets are going to be going to that. I've still been meaning to call HH on the training committee.
As far as going from the Boeing to the Airbus, it's not a big deal. I spent 3 years on the 76/75 and then the past year and a half on the 737... You've just got to get into the mindset.
Lights are rumors, what is on the screens is the truth! Be very intentional when you press a button.. happy fingers as you said are where you can get into trouble. If you press a button on the MCDU 28 times trying to make it do something, it will do it 28 times! Make sure you confirm on the screens what you are wanting to do!
The ECAM is like a super duper EICAS and is your best friend. You are certified to land without ever opening the QRH if you have done the ECAM (known as clearing it to lights out), but the QRH has good additional info in it.
The MCDU is a TO/FROM box, as in you have to ensure that there is both a to and a from waypoint for any intercept. The CLEAR key is your friend! It's like a more useful delete key, and you use it all the time for setting up TO/FROM and cleaning up the flight plan. There is no line selecting. When you "line select" on the FPLN page, you are going to a "lateral revision" which is how you put in jet routes, change destination, get to the fix page, and some other things. Oh, and down is up and up is down for scrolling around the MCDU. After much cussing for about 5 minutes, I figured that one out.
