Flight Safety
Sorry, was referencing more that NJE pilots may think they are more accredited than others based on the same ownership with Berkshire Hathaway, not intending to devalue sim based training which is one of the best training methods outside obviously being actually in the sharp end!
In regards to yesterday NJE had one of their CS-DFE from memory (could be wrong) was on the ramp running and one of the engines was making a terrible metal on metal sound like a bearing had gone or something, throttled up and began spluttering and backfiring seemingly. There were 5 of us that just stopped and looked and all looked fairly bemused. Crew throttled up and down again and an enormous cough and a bang again!
Like i said, I dont know if this is normal or can happen, either way I would have been hesitant boarding!