Originally Posted by
Bahamasflyer
Rick, what usually is the "shelf life" of a new type rating or upgrade in terms of what the majors are looking for?
3 yrs? 5 yrs? Longer?
Generally speaking of course....
3-5 years. After that, stale.
Originally Posted by
Bahamasflyer
On that note, it seems like they are implying that recurrent sims every 6-12 months must be laughable, or almost so? Is that really the case?
After a couple years on the same type you pretty know all the basics so it's just review. Comes back quick.
It is significantly harder to learn a new type than to pass recurrent on a type you are currently flying and have thousands of hours in.
The majors have statistics... folks who have not learned a new type recently are a bigger training risk.