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All regionals should make this as a standard...
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Yeah, by the time you're ready to go a sim ride should not be a problem. I think they are just looking for basic skills(IFR), not necessarily how great a job you can fly a sim. I would say base your decision on the airline you want to go to and prepare the best you can.
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They take a glance at your PPL, check your pulse and then shake your hand and give you a class date.
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Sim rides are easy your basic IFR climb/descend, hold, shoot ILS and keep your scan going. Don’t worry about washing out even if low time, no glass you will do fine. Just work hard study and it all depends how bad you want to pass! You only know if you are ready or not, ask your self that question. :cool:
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Originally Posted by coldpilot
(Post 262125)
They take a glance at your PPL, check your pulse and then shake your hand and give you a class date.
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These are the companies that I know have or have had simulator portions of the interview. Some of them might waive the sim requirement based on applicant qualifications:
Piedmont: Dash 8 simulator (no motion) Republic/Chautauqua/Shuttle: Fixed Base FTD (Frasca)? Horizon: Fixed Base FTD (Frasca)? Compass: 727 simulator (no motion) Perhaps other folks in the know can add to this list (I haven't been part of the regional hiring scene in quite some time). |
Skywest: Frasca 142 or ATC 810 (i think its an 810)
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While I agree that there should be a sim eval, I strongly disagree with operations (like my own) who use PCATD steam gauge flavor sims for the eval. It flies nothing like an airplane and can often burn experienced aviators who are current on the company's aircraft. If you are going to do a sim eval, do it right. Full motion sim (even if you don't go up on motion) is the only way to go.
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Originally Posted by cbire880
(Post 262144)
While I agree that there should be a sim eval, I strongly disagree with operations (like my own) who use PCATD steam gauge flavor sims for the eval. It flies nothing like an airplane and can often burn experienced aviators who are current on the company's aircraft. If you are going to do a sim eval, do it right. Full motion sim (even if you don't go up on motion) is the only way to go.
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Originally Posted by cbire880
(Post 262144)
While I agree that there should be a sim eval, I strongly disagree with operations (like my own) who use PCATD steam gauge flavor sims for the eval. It flies nothing like an airplane and can often burn experienced aviators who are current on the company's aircraft. If you are going to do a sim eval, do it right. Full motion sim (even if you don't go up on motion) is the only way to go.
definitely. i remember doing that stupid frasca sim for the skywest interview. it was absolutely horrible and by far the hardest sim ive ever had to fly. what a horrible way of selecting pilots. any and everybody with previous jet time was like what i have to fly THIS? while all the CFI's were like yea this is my bread and butter baby |
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