Practice sims
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Practice sims
has anybody ever rented a simulator to practice before a sim assesment?
Did you find it helped you?
How much did it cost?
Would you recomend this to others?
If you failed a sim ride would you rent a sim again for more practice?
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Did you find it helped you?
How much did it cost?
Would you recomend this to others?
If you failed a sim ride would you rent a sim again for more practice?
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I've rented a sim' to practice, and thought it was absolutely invaluable. Having never flown anything over 23 tonnes before, I couldn't imagine handling a big-jet sim' for the first time on an assessment. Job offers and sim' assessments are hard to come by these days, and you'd be mad to throw it away by not practising.
It cost £105 an hour, including the services of a very good instructor.
It cost £105 an hour, including the services of a very good instructor.
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I’ve never driven anything bigger than a C172, but having experienced the Trident sim, I’d be amazed if a practice sim-session didn’t improve your performance.
(If you’re a bit sloppy with your trimming, the Trident will put you right pretty quickly!)
(If you’re a bit sloppy with your trimming, the Trident will put you right pretty quickly!)
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There's two schools of thought here. Playing on a sim like the Trident at Biggin Hill to give yourself a taster of what big heavy jets fly like. I believe it's really good for your scan as well and it's not too expensive for what you are getting.
I've heard that easyJet for example don't like you going and buying 737 sim time to get through their sim check. They feel they don't get a true picture of your learning ability. Some people have done the sim check brilliantly but easyJ have had to scrub them down the line because their "learning" ability wasn't good enough. Remember, they are looking for a learning curve and an ability to self critique. Note, it does depend on what the company is expecting to see. (eg Channex may expect something else)
So, having a session on a generic or geriatric
sim to experience what flying a jet is like is probably not a bad thing. Practicing a specific sim check on the type you'll hopefully be flying may actually go against you if you can't show them a learning curve that they would be expecting to see.
I've heard that easyJet for example don't like you going and buying 737 sim time to get through their sim check. They feel they don't get a true picture of your learning ability. Some people have done the sim check brilliantly but easyJ have had to scrub them down the line because their "learning" ability wasn't good enough. Remember, they are looking for a learning curve and an ability to self critique. Note, it does depend on what the company is expecting to see. (eg Channex may expect something else)
So, having a session on a generic or geriatric
sim to experience what flying a jet is like is probably not a bad thing. Practicing a specific sim check on the type you'll hopefully be flying may actually go against you if you can't show them a learning curve that they would be expecting to see.
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Yes it was at Biggin Hill, and it was well worth it.
Reddo makes a pretty good point - my over-riding impression (as a low low hours student) was that I was amazed at just how heavy everything felt compared to a light aircraft. Not surprising when you think about it; a Nissan Micra is going to handle differently to a bus.
If you arrive for a sim-assessment having never flown anything bigger than a Seneca, I'd imagine you'll be in for a pretty steep learning curve. If you already have some sim-experience then perhaps that curve won't be as steep.
All depends what they are looking for I suppose.
Reddo makes a pretty good point - my over-riding impression (as a low low hours student) was that I was amazed at just how heavy everything felt compared to a light aircraft. Not surprising when you think about it; a Nissan Micra is going to handle differently to a bus.
If you arrive for a sim-assessment having never flown anything bigger than a Seneca, I'd imagine you'll be in for a pretty steep learning curve. If you already have some sim-experience then perhaps that curve won't be as steep.
All depends what they are looking for I suppose.
