Ignition Override
30th Nov 2005, 05:12
Many of our pilots suggest not reading much, about the A-319/320 systems, unless you are already in a training class. But most of them are quicker students than 'yours truly'.
About ten years ago our 757 Tng. Dept. had NO desktop (computer) training aids, and the fixed-based sim. program left me with very bad first impressions/memories (reroutes/building an NDB approach [not in the database....:ugh:])-but the full-flight simulator sessions went pretty well. Despite the much better success with the real simulator ( V1 "cuts", ILS, CAT 1/2/3/LOC/VOR/NDB) I never wanted to go into an even more advanced aircraft, especially if designed by a (foreign!) different manufacturer.
In the last several years, A-320/319 aviators say that their training was the best program they have ever been through, although it was reportedly a rough syllabus (training versus checking function cooordination?) when it was a brand-new aircraft, and many Captains failed/gave up. What a stark contrast and improvement! This must have been an incredible workload/achievement for those instructors to turn it around.
All instructors at my company are top-notch, second to none, whether teaching ground school, fixed-base (FTD) or full-flight. The Training Schedulers are also superb. Although some of our Upper MGMT. "Leaders", to use the phrase as carelessly as possible, are totally self-centered and will not be here very long (they will leave in the short/mid-term and compete to create the largest palace on a pristine lake: only 20,000 square feet?), our many training people are dedicated to the airline.
Even if a pilot will not have a possible class date for the next 6-12 months (or more), would many pilots suggest buying the company-designed CD-ROM about 6 months before a possible class date? And if so, could this help give the new "student Airbus aviator ;) " a fairly solid foundation for the first week of ground school? I just jumpseated for most of the descent on a recent deadhead flight (from IAH) and really like the Airbus cockpit displays. Many of the trips are also quite attractive.
About ten years ago our 757 Tng. Dept. had NO desktop (computer) training aids, and the fixed-based sim. program left me with very bad first impressions/memories (reroutes/building an NDB approach [not in the database....:ugh:])-but the full-flight simulator sessions went pretty well. Despite the much better success with the real simulator ( V1 "cuts", ILS, CAT 1/2/3/LOC/VOR/NDB) I never wanted to go into an even more advanced aircraft, especially if designed by a (foreign!) different manufacturer.
In the last several years, A-320/319 aviators say that their training was the best program they have ever been through, although it was reportedly a rough syllabus (training versus checking function cooordination?) when it was a brand-new aircraft, and many Captains failed/gave up. What a stark contrast and improvement! This must have been an incredible workload/achievement for those instructors to turn it around.
All instructors at my company are top-notch, second to none, whether teaching ground school, fixed-base (FTD) or full-flight. The Training Schedulers are also superb. Although some of our Upper MGMT. "Leaders", to use the phrase as carelessly as possible, are totally self-centered and will not be here very long (they will leave in the short/mid-term and compete to create the largest palace on a pristine lake: only 20,000 square feet?), our many training people are dedicated to the airline.
Even if a pilot will not have a possible class date for the next 6-12 months (or more), would many pilots suggest buying the company-designed CD-ROM about 6 months before a possible class date? And if so, could this help give the new "student Airbus aviator ;) " a fairly solid foundation for the first week of ground school? I just jumpseated for most of the descent on a recent deadhead flight (from IAH) and really like the Airbus cockpit displays. Many of the trips are also quite attractive.