Originally Posted by 767pilot (Post 2500253)

Yes. I was told it was for the 747 flights from Asia. I was told this by a van driver (not kidding) who said customs was standing in the way because they needed time to spool up their manpower. I ran it past our scope guys and they said no plans for 74 in phl yet.

Originally Posted by CactusCrew (Post 2500688)

You mean all this time its been the PHL van drivers that know the latest shizzle ?

I thought it was the SDF crew in the know.

:eek:

What was I thinking ?

:D:D

Originally Posted by cougar (Post 2500123)

It isn't quite that simple anymore. The MIA sim was finally certified by the FAA for use this week. The requirements to add a simulator to a company list are much more stringent today than they were in 2007. Using the NASA sim at Moffett Field or the United sim in Denver as was done 10 years ago is not possible today. Therefore the available sims are limited to MIA and ANC. Sims that would match the required visual model, malfunctions, and lesson plan programming, and have available sim time, are nonexistent.

All available Boeing instructors that were willing to do the training have been contracted. Even though they are qualified 747 Boeing instructors, they are not qualified to do UPS 747 training. Unlike the initial training done in 2007, now the initial qual is AQP. FAA, AQPM etc. requires the Boeing instructors to complete the training footprint, observe the footprint, then be observed teaching the footprint. Only then are they qualified to instruct the qual syllabus.

Each 747 crew member trained and qualified as a line crew just increases the need for sim availability to train CQ. At some point in the near future the ANC sim will be saturated with CQ training. As such, there will likely be a need for three UPS 747 sims eventually.

But these are good problems to have...

Originally Posted by jetlaggy (Post 2496859)

To be canxd later....

Originally Posted by longhauler (Post 2497439)

higher level math in a jet is a bad idea. :D