Simulator assessment.
3 pilots per day. In my case, we were 2 Captains and 1 FO.
2 examiners, 1 A320 TRE and 1 B767 TRE.
Briefing; the examiners were really nice during all the assessments.
JUST FLY AS YOU USED IN YOUR LAST AIRLINE.
A320 Knowledge assessment. Each candidate is asked 5 or 6 questions individually taken from a questionnaire database.
My questions were:
1) Ice Accretion definition.
Icing conditions definition.
Slippery when wet, QRH.
2) Loss of Braking memory items.
3) Unreliable Speed memory items.
4) CAT 3A/B minimums.
Simultor session brieging.
The sim session is divided into 2.
1) Maneuvers
They will position the aircraft at 10.000 ft MSL and they will give you 5 minutes for warm-up. Turning, accelerating, descending, etc.
No Autopilot, no auto thrust, no FD.
The A320 TRE after the warm-up will be instructed to maintain 10000 ft, HDG, SPD 250.
Then he will request to turn to a certain heading, during the turning he could request to reduce or increase the speed.
Another turn, request to climb or descent with 1000 FTM.
After 5 to 10 minutes of turns, climbs/descents, acceleration, and declarations, the TRE will terminate the exercise and he will reposition the aircraft for the ILS raw data.
The reposition will be at 8NM with an intercept angle of 30°.
Be ready for minimum visibility and low ceiling.
I could see only the approach lights at DA. The RL was seeing at 100 ft.
No PAPI. I had a SINK RATE caution and I went around.
I did it again with Flap Full. Full landing.
LOE.
Flight: Schipol-Brussels
DD ITEM: auto thrust inoperative.
148 pax, no cargo, 4 CC+2pilots.
Wx, EHAM is 3000 mts / OVC 008.
Brussels, 1500 mts/ OVC 006.
The aircraft is positioned at the holding point.
You should do all your briefings as your previous operator.
Normal TO, at 4000 ft GEN # fault.
I was accelerating (NADP 1), so I delay the initiation of the ECAM until clean-up.
The GEN reset did not work, the APU did not start.
The examiners want to see your resolution process, I did T-DODAR.
We chose to return to EHAM, better weather, home base.
I transferred the control to the FO, and I did the comms with the Pursuer, Pax, and Company. All the comms and announcements were not shortened.
I did the FMGS programming, the FO reviewed, and the briefing. ready for the approach (ILS).
2 miles before the FDP/FAF, the GS failed. We reported to the Tower, and it was confirmed. So I requested to be taken out from the approach for reprogramming, briefing, and back to the approach.
The FO had an engine stall during take-off.
Good luck.