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01-29-2018 | 03:48 PM

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So it’s ok for the 757 to do 0200 briefs with 0400 sim for the last 5 years but not for the 777???

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Was just going to say the same exact thing. MIA has 757 sims also. Good for the 777 folks though.

01-29-2018 | 06:20 PM

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So it’s ok for the 757 to do 0200 briefs with 0400 sim for the last 5 years but not for the 777???

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So it’s not ok to fly 777s at night?

01-29-2018 | 06:57 PM

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I think there’s more to the story regarding the MIA sims. A near term reason to fill a gap before a more significant long term reason. I don’t recall the company ever buying time in simulators so that training was limited to bankers hours.

01-29-2018 | 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Flynhog

So it’s ok for the 757 to do 0200 briefs with 0400 sim for the last 5 years but not for the 777???

Well..... yeah.

Is that a trick question or something? This is the 777 we're talking about.

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01-29-2018 | 07:35 PM

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Actually, the guys that will train in mia instead of the 0200 shows will not be 777 guys. It will be guys coming from the other aircraft.

01-29-2018 | 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BoxFlyer

Official word from the company, we are going to do 777 sims in MIA to ovoid doing them in the middle of the night. Also plan on hiring approx. 450 new pilots in 2018.

So will the 777 avoid flying in the middle of the night now too?

01-30-2018 | 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Flynhog

So it’s ok for the 757 to do 0200 briefs with 0400 sim for the last 5 years but not for the 777???

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Hey, they don't call it the queen of the fleet for nothing.

No, I am not a 777 guy, just had to make the joke.

This is good news for everyone. They must be buying some more 777's or they would not need to offsite the sim training.