EGPE
19th Aug 2006, 11:29
Haven taken the modular route to get my frozen ATPL I qualified about 4 months ago. The first application I filled out was for Thomsonfly and got through to the final stage but failed on the sim ride. I had a practise session the day before on the full motion sim at the cost of 2K for 4hrs, Or pay for 4hrs but you only get 3 as it turned out! Anyway I was told to go in to the assessment and don't let on I had ever been in the sim before. I thought that it would be foolish to do that as these guys have been training people for years and they would realise right away making you look like a lier! The conversation went like this.
Training Captain- Who has 737 time?
Bloke 1- NO
Bloke 2- NO
Me- Yes I have some sim time
TC- How much?
Me- Over 2hrs
TC- Full motion?
Me- Yes
TC- When was this?
Me- Yesterday afternoon
TC- Was it this sim here?
Me- Yes it was
The look in his eyes said it all and I knew he was looking for something special from that point on! It felt like sitting on death row waiting for my turn in the sim! Then in we went, he said "since you have flown this before I wont demonstrate this lets just get in to it" First 2 times round SID and ILS were ropey but within legal limits! The third time I absolutely NAILED IT! only bad points were I flew through localiser to about 1/8 scale at initial capture and once visual at last 200ft or so I got high. I thought thank :mad: for that I have pulled it out of the bag here! But I must have done enough damage on the first 2 runs! I am sure being honest cost me the job which gives me a big dilemma for future sim rides should I be lucky enough to get one! Do I practise and then don't tell them about it, at the risk of them realising and chopping you for being seen as a lier!
So thats the story of my only sim ride and chance at a job in the last 4/5 months. But what I want to know is have you been in the same situation and not told them about having a practise, then been found out? Or have you had a practise not told them, and gone on to get the job? Not just Thomsonfly but any airline!
Training Captain- Who has 737 time?
Bloke 1- NO
Bloke 2- NO
Me- Yes I have some sim time
TC- How much?
Me- Over 2hrs
TC- Full motion?
Me- Yes
TC- When was this?
Me- Yesterday afternoon
TC- Was it this sim here?
Me- Yes it was
The look in his eyes said it all and I knew he was looking for something special from that point on! It felt like sitting on death row waiting for my turn in the sim! Then in we went, he said "since you have flown this before I wont demonstrate this lets just get in to it" First 2 times round SID and ILS were ropey but within legal limits! The third time I absolutely NAILED IT! only bad points were I flew through localiser to about 1/8 scale at initial capture and once visual at last 200ft or so I got high. I thought thank :mad: for that I have pulled it out of the bag here! But I must have done enough damage on the first 2 runs! I am sure being honest cost me the job which gives me a big dilemma for future sim rides should I be lucky enough to get one! Do I practise and then don't tell them about it, at the risk of them realising and chopping you for being seen as a lier!
So thats the story of my only sim ride and chance at a job in the last 4/5 months. But what I want to know is have you been in the same situation and not told them about having a practise, then been found out? Or have you had a practise not told them, and gone on to get the job? Not just Thomsonfly but any airline!