Those who were redeployed did not fly the conc sim while they were on their temporary type. Some, who had to wait several months for a course, continued to fly the sim while they awaited their conversion. The trainers were not redeployed and remained current in the sim.
The reconversion consisted of a week of self-study in the books, then a short tech refresher chalk & talk, then a couple of weeks in the sim to prove you could still do it.
Most have now completed or are coming to the end of the sim phase and await line training. Several Captains will not start for a few months yet.
Line training is 8 sectors and this will take some time given that there will only be 12 sectors/week. Probably take til the end of December to fully clear everyone.
[ 28 October 2001: Message edited by: WOK ]