Great idea and it has been tried but unfortunately no operator is going to do it for free and I believe that it was just too expensive. There is also a dilemma for us old shags who flogged the North Sea (and other playgrounds) for the best part of 35 years and are now too old to play that game anymore
, plus there are a few who may not have a medical but can do a damn good job in the box.
As I said, we have to find a way around this particular difficulty and given good will on both sides this can be done. Key is the SFI having the background in the role his candidates are working in and if not then the school needs to give him some exposure to that world in the sim ao that he doesn't look (and feel
) a complete idiot when trying to teach the nuts and bolts of the TR or finds himself making a nonsense of a LOFT session.
Most of us want to do a good job by you guys and gals but we can't work miracles if the system we work in seems incapable of preparing us adequately. Everyone in the aviation world is looking for cheaper ways to do anything and everything and against that background delivering 'quality' in our sector is always going to be a challenge.
G.
