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Old 26th Jan 2005, 08:53
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Stu Bigzorst
 
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I'm with A4 here. When I did the sim, I'd only done a few hundred hours on a device with props. I learnt all the SIDs off by heart, all the easyJet SOPs, thought about how it would handle - in particular the pitch and power settings, and how I would fly a level-off. The sim ride was fun, and satisfying because on the last of 3 runs I was flying the thing nicely.

The guy next to me had 3000 hours of jet time. He was given several shots at level-off and straight and level, and (despite all the sweat and red cheeks) just couldn't do it. The good thing about him was that he didn't come out of the sim saying "eJ don't want to hire Falcon rated pilots", he came out saying "well I made a right arse of that - I hope you enjoy the job mate".

Good on him, and I guess he'll have prepared a bit better for his next test.
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