Originally Posted by
pilatusguy
They are giving PCs, both recurrent and for captain upgrades (captains are type rated as new-hires). They are also conducting captain upgrade sim training.
I won't claim to be an expert by any stretch of the imagination and I've seen some strange things in aviation but in my 18+ years in a major airline 121 training environment, I've never heard of a First Officer giving PC's, recurrent and Captain upgrades.
United used Pilot Instructors (PI's) who were mostly F/O's by seniority, for sim training but they did
NOT give check rides, type rides or PC's. They all had to go through a Captain's qualification, type ride and maintain a Captain's qualification during their stint "in the fleet" as a PI.
In other carriers, I've never heard of the scenario you mentioned.
Sounds very "fishy" to me.
G'Luck Mate