For the rest of us, is it really such a hardship to walk down the corridor and see Mike to make certain someone else hasn't booked the F3D and then use it?
Where has all the common sense gone boys? Which rocket scientist had a bright idea and said that we are suddenly not allowed to practice something that we have been doing for years? I doubt it was one person maybe a couple of rocket scientists got together to make the decision!!!! Somebody needs to come out and state the obvious (unlikely) ie if you want to practice an NPA ie NDB / VOR do it on a sunny day with good vis so that if you stuff it up you can go visual. That way when you are in the middle of nowhere on a grotty night and you have to do one for real you will have at least practiced one!!!! This company is just one knee jerk reaction after another - nothing like stable management to inspire confidence.
GHOSTFLYER: Do live at the training college? You say you just walk down the corridor to book the F3D. Personally speaking if you think that I am going to drive down Sheik Zayed risking my life and car on a day off to walk down a corridor to book a training session so I can sit in an FMS trainer you must be joking.
CAN WE HAVE SOME COMMON SENSE IN EK PLEASE