Originally Posted by
gulliBell
A person undergoing training is a trainee, by definition.
I have 17,000+ hour ATP pilots in the simulator for recurrent training. They are referred to as trainees, or students.
Yes, even though I am not a Kiwi, just a lowly Aussie, I understand the definition!
But it is not about what happens in any sim, it is about being reported to the general public that the poor sod was a "trainee", which in that context, is easily taken as being an ab initio student pilot that could very well be on his first flight!