Eh, Chimbu
Chimbu,
we use the sim ride as a tool for assessing a candidate in an unfamiliar aircraft type with the view to how well they respond to flying said aircraft and how quickly their skills improve over the duration of the simex. (learning curve)
This can be very useful in deciding (firstly) whether they have the skills they claim, and (secondly) whether they are likely to have sufficient capacity to get through the training (the cost of which is met by the Company) first time.
Having said that, if you are a Company that doesn't have to worry about the cost of simulator/endorsement training (which can be in excess of $25k per endorsement), then the sim ride becomes less of a priority, doesn't it? Line training costs no more than the Training Captain's loading, say 7% of his base, as it is done on revenue services.
A minor 'error' such as overbanking (as one poster put it) is not cause for an overall fail. It most likely would not even draw comment on the assessment form.
However, recurrent and consistent errors do draw attention, such as altitude busts where the candidate does nothing about it. Or where he/she sits 'just' in tolerance on an instrument approach and appears to do nothing about getting 'on' track.
Sure, you can go and buy some time in the sim. In fact I'd recommend it. That shows determination to getting the job. It's just making yourself more marketable, isn't it?
Last edited by Hugh Jarse; 29th Jan 2003 at 09:05.