What's the backlog of pilots waiting for ATR72-600 sim training?
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What's the backlog of pilots waiting for ATR72-600 sim training?
Anyone know what the backlog is for an initial type rating course on the -600 at the ATR Training Centre? I have a friend from another airline telling me he had to wait 5 months for sim availability. Thank you.
Last edited by training wheels; 13th Dec 2014 at 08:41. Reason: Too much info in original post.
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I assume you may be from either ETOPS or Magellan?
The Asian Aviation Training Centre (AATC) Bangkok will EASA, Thai DCA (and other NRAs) qualify an ATR 72-600 FFS and an ATR72-600 eFTP this coming week, so that will go a long way to reduce any backlog.
Whilst AATC have absolutely no operational or financial association with ATR Toulouse, 72-600 Type ratings and recurrency will be performed there as well as Dry Lease.
As an aside. With the (EASA) regulatory impossibility of having a differences course from -600 to -500 (or even non PEC versions) I am somewhat surprised that more crews are not opting for a -500 TR with a -600 difference course to avail themselves of far greater career opportunities!
I assume you may be from either ETOPS or Magellan?
The Asian Aviation Training Centre (AATC) Bangkok will EASA, Thai DCA (and other NRAs) qualify an ATR 72-600 FFS and an ATR72-600 eFTP this coming week, so that will go a long way to reduce any backlog.
Whilst AATC have absolutely no operational or financial association with ATR Toulouse, 72-600 Type ratings and recurrency will be performed there as well as Dry Lease.
As an aside. With the (EASA) regulatory impossibility of having a differences course from -600 to -500 (or even non PEC versions) I am somewhat surprised that more crews are not opting for a -500 TR with a -600 difference course to avail themselves of far greater career opportunities!
