Not short of pilot's - nor lost opportunities!!!
Gents,
As you may be aware, your JFO Upgrade Courses will experience a delay of about 2 weeks towards the end of the Simulator Phase. For some of you this has already occurred, and for those of you starting either later this month or in April, you will see a break in training after completion of your IR simulator session.
The simple reason behind the break is that our Training Captain strength has diminished in the short term due mainly to sickness and we are, therefore, unable to offer continuity without building in a gap in training. It is envisaged that once you commence the flying phase of the course, you will have a more balanced roster with good continuity in flying and a reasonable number of breaks and/or days off, all the way through to your Aircraft Line Check.
We have broken the course at the IR point because simulator availability, along with simulator instructor utilisation, has made it close to impossible to move that phase of your course without massive disruption, also, there are four of your group who are already on, or just about to commence, the simulator phase. Breaking the course at this point also means that the Sim and Aircraft Base Training sessions will be rostered once you re-start the course, which means that you have the opportunity to "get back in the saddle," and to have all the initial flying (ie Base Training and 1st sectors) in close succession.
During the break, we will try to keep you both current and productive. We will therefore attempt to roster the ABA (emergency proc/eqpt training) and FLN days during this time, and those who were Airbus SO's will operate in the SO capacity on the A330, which will help you stay in tune with the aircraft. For those of you who have joined us from other fleets, we will arrange OB flights to help you in a similar way.
I thank you for your understanding and co-operation. While the break is not ideal, I honestly believe that it will have no long term effect to your course progress. In fact, I believe that this action is the best way to optimise continuity while ensuring that the quality of training is not compromised. Please do not hesitate to contact any of the FTM's if you have any queries.
Regards ....
Last edited by Valley Dolls; 26th Mar 2008 at 01:42.