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10-17-2014, 05:21 AM

#2901

C130

Line Holder

Joined APC: Nov 2011

Posts: 58

Speaking of holidays - do they run the sims like they fly the line, over holidays?

10-17-2014, 06:14 AM

#2902

MikeF16

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Joined APC: Jul 2013

Position: Turkish Pile Driver

Posts: 1,806

Quote:

Originally Posted by C130

Speaking of holidays - do they run the sims like they fly the line, over holidays?

Almost my entire class has sims that bracket Thanksgiving. To the best of my knowledge nobody was scheduled on Thursday. Take that for what it's worth.

10-17-2014, 09:31 AM

#2903

Justdoinmyjob

Looking for a laugh

Joined APC: Feb 2008

Posts: 4,099

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeF16

Right now the LIMFAC for new guy training is the simulator. They just added an E-period to the schedules (2220 brief for a 2350-0350 sim), so unless training gets access to more simulators, they're pretty much maxxed out in capability.

We've always had E periods. The deal with them is that only new hires are allowed to be scheduled in them. Contractually, no line pilot can fly an E period. They finally just reached a point where they had to dust off the E for the new guys, and keep the other periods open for all the movement coming from the AEs.

10-17-2014, 10:53 AM

#2904

Trip7

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Dec 2007

Posts: 5,657

75 New Hires in Nov 10th class is confirmed

10-18-2014, 11:06 AM

#2905

Hillbilly

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Joined APC: Oct 2013

Position: 7ERA

Posts: 956

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob

I thought West Coast based pilots could be scheduled for an E period in ATL. It barely falls outside the "no training between 0100 - 0500 base time" rule. I had heard they started scheduling some of those guys for E period CQ. I haven't looked to confirm though.

10-18-2014, 12:04 PM

#2906

MikeF16

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Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob

TBH I'm not sure how many people in my class were assigned E-periods. The instructor said they were new, but probably meant exactly what you wrote. I personally don't have any, although about half my sims are a-period with the 0500 brief. My guess is I avoided the e-period since my sim partner is a 7ER FO upgrading to 717 captain.

10-18-2014, 12:14 PM

#2907

sailingfun

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Joined APC: Feb 2008

Posts: 19,692

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hillbilly

They can't be scheduled for a normal E period. The company has compressed the 737 SIM times so they can stick the west coast guys into E period sims. They have not shortened any other sim times. Kind of a cheesy way around the limit.