Nunos, apologies once again for the thread drift .... .. .
[Tongue-in-cheek rant mode]. .. .Northern Sky -- When someone disagrees with you, do you always assume that </font><ul type="square">[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">(a)they have incorrectly read what you've written, or </font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">(b)they are on the defensive? </font></li>[/list]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Or does it not occur to you that a statement you've made might not be fully correct? . . . .
[/Tongue-in-cheek rant mode] . . . .Now, before we continue down an unintended path, I want you to know that I
do agree with many of your statements. You bring up some very good points regarding "de-skilling" and the decline of standards.. . . . However, my original statement to you was correct. To clarify: Recurrent training at my airline lasts either 4 or 5 days, depending on phase and/or division. During that time, we review and are tested on (via oral quiz, computer test, written work, and/or demonstrated ability) subjects such as the following (not an all-inclusive list, but it will give you a good idea):. . </font><ul type="square">[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Aircraft Systems (ALL) </font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Emergency Procedures and Aircraft Limitations </font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Navigation (to include FMC) </font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Performance </font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">FARs/SOPs/etc </font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">International Procedures (for those of us in the Int'l Division) including ICAO R/T </font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Area-specific Int'l procedures (S. America, N. Atlantic, Pacific, etc.) </font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Weather and weather-related subjects </font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"> HAZMAT, Security, and other related procedures </font></li>[/list]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">The above are accomplished prior to our three simulator sessions (one 4-hour sim, and two 2-hour sims). Each sim session is designated either as a "training" sim or as an "evaluation" sim. The LOFT (LOE), while very important, is only a
part of the overall recurrent syllabus. Much of the
real training and assessment occurs in the other sims. Not only do those sims cover the standard Emergency procedures, they also cover a number of other areas which require some good old-fashioned "thought" (as well as demonstration of in-depth systems knowledge).. . . . I must say that, for those reasons, I truly enjoy my recurrent training experience. Nothing like a good "re-sharpening" of the old brain!. . . .
[return of Tongue-in-cheek mode, minus the rant <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> ]. . . .Did I "explain" it well enough ?? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />. . . . <small>[ 10 March 2002, 17:19: Message edited by: McD ]</small>