Oh come on, who wants to be the largest airline in LAX and SLC when you could be the largest airline in just Salt Lake City!!!?

 

I did 9 sims once at a previous airline starting at 1am. It took weeks to recover my sleeping pattern as there were times I'd unwillingly stay up all night or fall asleep at 3pm and wake up at 10pm. Then I went right into IOE. I was only 23 which meant that should've been easy and near normal but that was far different then just staying up late.

 

Re: NATCO Closing

I have to say I don't see how 8 bays is going to be enough.

A320 - 5 sims
A330 - 2 sims
B747 - 2 sims
B757 - 3 sims (I think)

and that is just the full flight sims, doesn't include FMS or PTTs or the sims used to train other airlines.

The real kicker is that management is STILL stuck on not offering hotel rooms and PS passes to/from the schoolhouse for instructors that don't live where the Training Center is located. If they did that they might not lose so much experience from the instructor corps.

I suppose the FAA will just look the other way and not consider it a safety issue during the "transition" if most of the instructors decide not to move to ATL and not to instruct (at leaston the 747 and Airbii)

It will be even more fun to watch the training backlog. Some sims don't react well to being moved.

 

My bet is that they will offer what they need to, to get DGS and PCP's alike to instruct in ATL on the 744. Other than that, I am guessing that there will ppl lining up out the door to instruct down here.

 

You haven't seen LOA 30?

 

You are a funny man.

I thought West Coast pilots could use E too, but never looked since it did not effect me.

 

I am sure there will be lots of applicants, I just wonder what their flight experience in type will be ...

 

Ok, I don't know what LOA 30 is. Are you saying we can do E period and are you implying that's a good thing?

 

I'm betting that you won't put any money behind that bet. I'm betting you don't really know anymore than the rest of us do on this issue.

 

Understood. I am sad to see NATCO go. Great facility with great people.