fantom,
a bit harsh don't you think? I believe it is a little unrealistic and if you think candidates will arrive at your sim (and i'm assuming from your profile you will be assessing prospective candidates) with zero prior knowledge of what they are about to be exposed to. I would call it preparation and as a prospective employer i would expect it from someone serious about working for my company?
Surely it makes no difference how people choose to prepare for their sim sessions or whether they have gathered information from this forum, friends, current TC employee's, etc.
Yes, once you are sat in the sim IT IS STILL a level playing field but does that mean if i have shown some inititive and bought some sim time prior to my assessment and practiced potential profiles i may have gained an 'unfair' advantage? You, as the assessor, still have the option of changing it all on the day if it's becoming all too predictable.
Also to say some people might not have access to this medium is also unrealistic as i believe the TC application is 'on-line' only and let's face it the inter-web is pretty accessable these days (and lets be honest many applicants will not have 'access' to current TC employees to grill for information, but many will - so it's swings and roundabouts).
I, and i would guess 90% of pilots reading these forums would not have the jobs they have now if it was not for some prior information of what to expect before their sim assessments......fail to prepare, prepare to fail!
Just my 2'penneth worth,
thanks.