The Latest Fleet Facts should explain clearly that the message will
not get through.Just read what is said about SIM support duties on page 22 !
Company FCI 2006 Instruction that Pilots who have exceeded the 900 hour total will now be rosterd for up to a maximum of 5 simm support sessions
Changed again in 2007 to now allow an
additional 5 Standby Simm Support ( SSS )all though it really should go by the name Sly Sneaky Simm Support so now its perfectly ok to roster a guy for 10 support Simm Sessions in the month he should be recovering and having nothing at all to do with flying.
Read the last paragraph of the
Fleet Facts when it is stated that “This stand by time cannot be used for line flights
”…….Hate to state the obvious but isn’t the reason the guy is Rosterd OFF then later given SIMM STBY was because he was out of hours in the first place.
Just to make it clear, Company are OK with you as a Captain or support pilot in the simm to a guy doing a PPC or Upgrade when your rosterd off for exceeding the legal Flying Hour Limitation. Is this not 130 % productivity! Nice one Guys and I thought the time off was to forget about flying and relax and recover.
This all sounds very familiar …remember the Flight Time Limitation FCI Factoring allowing 120 or more hours in 28 days to allow for the huge expansion and training with the arrival of the Airbus A340.
The assurance things would settle down, fly less yearly hours and we would get more pilots and things would change……………..
Now we have a shortage of pilots
even to crew simulators!
Annual Leave unable to be taken in full
Company Really pleased that they could give out 30 Days instead of 42
Pilot Hours problem with the 12 month 900 limitation
Credibility has been given another beating !