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Old 9th September 2002 | 00:16
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BlueEagle
 
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Yes, the reason I raised the question of Cabin crew or Tech crew
is because several airlines now have a very sophisticated cabin simulator that can realistically simulate T/O, cruise, landing, landing gear collapse, over-run, abort T/O, fire, smoke in the cabin etc. etc.

You, having come from an instructional background and not having been with an airline before, are in a very enviable position since you don't have another operators/aircraft procedures to forget whilst learning the new ones!

Remember that you are doing a conversion course and the primary object is to teach you the required procedures, it is possible but unlikely that a cabin fire would become part of a final or a base check. It is a crew coordination exercise and gives you the opportunity to follow the check lists, cross check each action and monitor your partner. If you see something being missed or incorrectly interpreted then it is your job to say so.
Having been an instructor your CRM qualities are probably quite a lot more advanced than you imagine since you will already be used to working with someone else in the cockpit to achieve the best correct results.

Be sure to know your aeroplane systems and procedures, study the check list and the expanded check list and enjoy the training.

Best of luck,

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