REX to transition to ATRs, start domestic jet ops
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6 week induction for ex VA pilots, flying ex VA aircraft ? Sounds like the public service or suburban train drivers who need 12 months to "learn" how to stop & go (driving a train is far more complicated than flying any aircraft) & get paid $250k a year.
HR courses, sims, SEP's, all has to be done.
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Not all of them are ex VA pilots, and Rex still have to develop their own procedures, manuals, etc. etc. You can't just rock up to CASA with Virgin replaced with Rex on the manuals and expect it to be approved. Tiger tried that.
HR courses, sims, SEP's, all has to be done.
HR courses, sims, SEP's, all has to be done.
getaway, you have obviously never worked inside any airline or probably any aviation organisation for that matter. If the induction courses run smoothly then possibly, just possibly, an experienced new hire pilot might be able to be checked to line in just over 4 weeks. One big bottleneck is Sim availability. As Rex certainly don't have their own Sim resources they are at the mercy of whoever does, and they aren't going to be doing any favours for Rex. Also this is a new operation, so CASA will be watching everything carefully, bringing everything to crashing halt if they find anything they don't like(remember Tiger).
getaway, you have obviously never worked inside any airline or probably any aviation organisation for that matter. If the induction courses run smoothly then possibly, just possibly, an experienced new hire pilot might be able to be checked to line in just over 4 weeks. One big bottleneck is Sim availability. As Rex certainly don't have their own Sim resources they are at the mercy of whoever does, and they aren't going to be doing any favours for Rex. Also this is a new operation, so CASA will be watching everything carefully, bringing everything to crashing halt if they find anything they don't like(remember Tiger).
6 week induction for ex VA pilots, flying ex VA aircraft ? Sounds like the public service or suburban train drivers who need 12 months to "learn" how to stop & go (driving a train is far more complicated than flying any aircraft) & get paid $250k a year.
The Ansett Training website only mentions 737 classic (2nd gen) type ratings. So no good for the NG (3rd gen) aircraft. I know where they have been training, and there is going to be a bottleneck there soon.
Not all of them are ex VA pilots, and Rex still have to develop their own procedures, manuals, etc. etc. You can't just rock up to CASA with Virgin replaced with Rex on the manuals and expect it to be approved. Tiger tried that.
HR courses, sims, SEP's, all has to be done.
HR courses, sims, SEP's, all has to be done.
driving a train is far more complicated than flying any aircraft
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No indicators, no changing lanes etc. just brake & throttle.
And knowing every inch of the routes on which they are cleared to drive. Every signal, every curve, every set of points, every speed restriction. And that's not to mention traction knowledge
short flights long nights
As an ex airline pilot .. now train driver.. I can assure you Chris is correct.. there is more to driving trains than you think.
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I used the SIM for renewals on my Oz licence a couple of times to meet overseas requirements, as type rating in Oz was 300-900 ticked the box adequately.
Even if upgraded wonder what CASA would say about using a classic sim for signoffs then operations within Australia on the NG?
Unless it’s disappeared in the last few years, there is an NG sim at Ansett
Interesting, maybe it has disappeared. I swear I remember there was one there that Virgin used, even had their logo on the side. Opposite the A320 sim.
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If you've ever followed the threads from guys trying to find ways to complete IR's for foreign regulators you'll realise how far away Oz is in understanding there's a big, big world out there. But few here seem to care.
Yes there is an NG sim at Ansett Melbourne, it’s where Melbourne based crew do their sims and any overload goes to Bris or vice versa.
Rex are using the Boeing sim in Bris too, have friends using it.
Rex are using the Boeing sim in Bris too, have friends using it.