Bean , I was similar to ETOPS in '93 .
Last ATP flt Feb 7th . '75 ground school , '75 sim 26/2-15/3 log says 23 hrs P1 , 25hrs P2 .
I'd been Trids , 732s , 733s before ATP . No zero flt time conversion for me . Because coming off T/props had to do a base detail Shannon 20/3 .. 2 t/gs , 1 full stop , 1 engout full stop .
Route chk. '75 1/4 .
'76 , I guess 1 days G/S , a 4hr sim on 6/5 .
A '76 2 sector training/rte chk. 7/5 . Turned into 3 sectors as we diverted on 1st leg .
Like ETOPS next '76 line trip 25/5 . A Moscow , so plenty of time to review the books .
Slightly disagree with ETOPS , in that rosters wanted you dual rated asap ... thus only 1 month consol. on '75s.
Mid East routes unrestricted , 'tho about 6 mths experience needed B4 ETOPS training [ an ex cadet might have needed more due Capt incapacitated , P2 now P1 Atlantic rules ]
1 ETOPS training trip needed , mine 8-10 / 9 . LHR-IAD [ Washington ] . Weirdly the Northern route so VHF all the way , no NAT tracks / HF .
Strangely , it wasn't 'til Jan '94 that I did a NAT track , and both the skipper 'n I were Nat Track virgins . Talk about the blind leading the blind .
How this helps .
rgds condor .
rgds condor .