Type ratings???
I understand that Airline pilots have to be specifically 'type rated' to fly airliners.
Some questions (purely out of interest - god, what an anorack I've become!!!):
1. What exactly is involved in this - do you have to take exams? How many hours do you do in the sim?
2. Would you ever train in the real aircraft? I've heard of Pilots doing it all in the 'sim', but the 'Air Show' a few years ago showed BA pilot trainees doing circuits at Prestwick in the A320.
3. Do turobprop pilot tain in sims, or is it just jet pilots? Do jet Pilot have to do more hours?
4. Do you do the Instrument Rating in the 'sim' or the real a/c?
5. Do you do more 'hand flying' or 'systems management' on the type-rating.
6. Can you fly as many airliners as you like? Or only one at a time?
Eagerly await replies from 'type-rated' yoke & sidestick operators!!
Anyway, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to sit in front on MS FS2000 for 10hrs while we go to Florida..........
[This message has been edited by swashplate (edited 22 February 2001).]
[This message has been edited by swashplate (edited 22 February 2001).]