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Boxhound
Same for me in 1993. I had a really good experience in the sim check, kind of a once in a lifetime kind of deal.
Its really too bad that the reality of the whole life at AMR/Eagle/AA didn't even come close to the level of professionalism that I got during the sim check and oral. Polar opposites really.
When I left there that day, I knew I had met, and been sim checked by a REAL, Old School, American Airlines Senior Line Captain. It really made an impression upon me.
Capt. Wells, I will never forget you. Thank you Sir!
I so clearly remember my sim check in the older, original wing of the Flight Academy back in 1991. I believe it was a bona-fide 707 sim. The retired AA captain conducting the sim check had a head full of white hair and seemed to be 75 years old to my 26 year old self at the time. He made me feel at ease though. Fun ride. Really enjoyed it.