Well the CBTs for preflight & engine starts just popped up in my syllabus on LMS. I didn't bother looking at them yet. I've got the start of DC9 requal today & Phase 2 procedures are already messing with me enough. ;)

It says the deadline for them is completion before the scheduled sim, so as anticipated it's a completely separate training event. Looks like NATCO 2 months in a row for me. :D

Ask 5 feds a question and you will get 10 different answers.

T,

I'll take you at your word since you know more about your crazy system. Of course, I'm for keeping more guys around. But, you'll have to show me since it doesn't make since to me. The blockholders would be the same, seems to me, so we are talking about reserves. But once again, wouldn't those be close since we man by jet? Or even reserves by blockhour?

The other thing that seems odd is your international guys go in for training twice per year, while we only go in once. So, it's not the Feds who are making you guys go in twice. How often to you have to practice turning off the track, turning on all the lights and getting the single engine cruise info up:D

But, like I said I'm all for keeping the max guys possible around.......especially now. But, it sure is nice doing lots of things or going to certain places only during certain times of year.

Ferd

What I am going to have to go twice???:eek: I have a hard enough time with going to MSP once per year......

What I hear for the 757, regular CQ then 6 months later an "international sim".

Is this correct southies?

Ferd

What our international guys do is in effect a splitting of the normal annual check. The six month is a short event and the 12 month is a two day standard requal. It helps keep the guys current and out of the box for currency every three months. This way if they cannot get their landings in, they only come in twice for bumps not three to four times a year depending on how their cycle runs.

Also with keeping em separate. With that jet doing the lion's share of the flying, do you really want a guy on reserve who never flies responsible for the nuances of five continents????
I know I would not like it.

Well coming from the North side we only do the once per year event.... Also most of the guys don't have a problem with currency, even on the -400. Our flight paperwork has our last 3 TO/LND on it and we pretty much work to keep guys current. Also how does going to Mecca for a check help guys that hardly fly with the nuances of five continents?

Acl,

But, that is why we put the info in the airway manual, I know I put in a bunch of dividers (did I get that one right?) for the nuance? I don't do much AMS, maybe just a few times a year, but I read the P-0 pages and the QRM enroute and I'm comfortable.

As I've said before, I'll do it how the man wants it done with a smile on my face. I just don't think I'm unprepared now.

Ferd

We have the most issues in the 777. Twice the number of pilots as we do landings. That is where the biggest issue is.
The non-international guys do a once a year requal.

They split it in to two for the international guys.
There are a ton of reasons for it, but the fact is that this is the way the current head thinkers want it. It does not mean it will not change, it just means that you get three days in the sim. One at six months and two and twelve.
Us domestic guys to three days at once.

Sounds good to me. ;)