Home study to test your desire to join EK
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Home study to test your desire to join EK
> This is a home course that can be practiced at home for all those who
> aspire to become "long haul" Pilots.
>
> For those aspiring to become "ultra long haul" Pilots, increase the
> time prescribed below by at least 60%!!!!
>
>
>
> Here is a home study simulator course for those who still hunger for
> the romance and adventure of long-haul flying.
>
> It will all come to you if you practice the following at home:
>
> 1. Stay out of bed all night
>
> 2. Sit in your most uncomfortable chair, in a closet, for nine or ten
> hours facing a four foot wide panoramic photo of a flight deck.
>
> 3. Have two or three noisy vacuum cleaners on high, out of sight but
> within hearing distance and operating throughout the night. If a
> vacuum cleaner fails, do the appropriate restart checklist.
>
> 4. Halfway through your nocturnal simulator course, arrange for a
> bright spotlight to shine directly into your face for tw or three
> hours, simulating flying an eastbound flight into the sunrise.
>
> 5. Have bland overcooked food served on a tray midway through the night.
>
> 6. Have cold cups of coffee delivered from time to time. Ask your
> spouse to slam the door frequently.
>
> 7. At the time when you must heed nature's call, force yourself to
> stand outside the bathroom door for at least ten minutes,
> transferring your weight from leg to leg, easing the discomfort.Don't
> forget to wear your hat.
>
> 8. Leave the closet after the prescribed nine or ten hours, turn on
> your sprinklers and stand out in the cold and 'rain' for twenty
> minutes, simulating the wait for the crew car.
>
> 9. Head for your bedroom, wet and with your suitcase and flight bag.
> Stand outside the door till your wife gets up and leaves,
> simulating the wait while the maid makes up the hotel room.
>
> 10. When your spouse inquires, 'Just what in the hell have you been
> doing?' just say, 'Recalling the allure of all night flying to
> romantic places.' as you collapse into bed.
>
> 11. If you are a purist, do this two nights in a row.
>
>
> 12. To make this "flight' more realistic find a stranger with gas,
> body odour ,who you dislike, is boring and keeps falling asleep to be
> your Captain.
> aspire to become "long haul" Pilots.
>
> For those aspiring to become "ultra long haul" Pilots, increase the
> time prescribed below by at least 60%!!!!
>
>
>
> Here is a home study simulator course for those who still hunger for
> the romance and adventure of long-haul flying.
>
> It will all come to you if you practice the following at home:
>
> 1. Stay out of bed all night
>
> 2. Sit in your most uncomfortable chair, in a closet, for nine or ten
> hours facing a four foot wide panoramic photo of a flight deck.
>
> 3. Have two or three noisy vacuum cleaners on high, out of sight but
> within hearing distance and operating throughout the night. If a
> vacuum cleaner fails, do the appropriate restart checklist.
>
> 4. Halfway through your nocturnal simulator course, arrange for a
> bright spotlight to shine directly into your face for tw or three
> hours, simulating flying an eastbound flight into the sunrise.
>
> 5. Have bland overcooked food served on a tray midway through the night.
>
> 6. Have cold cups of coffee delivered from time to time. Ask your
> spouse to slam the door frequently.
>
> 7. At the time when you must heed nature's call, force yourself to
> stand outside the bathroom door for at least ten minutes,
> transferring your weight from leg to leg, easing the discomfort.Don't
> forget to wear your hat.
>
> 8. Leave the closet after the prescribed nine or ten hours, turn on
> your sprinklers and stand out in the cold and 'rain' for twenty
> minutes, simulating the wait for the crew car.
>
> 9. Head for your bedroom, wet and with your suitcase and flight bag.
> Stand outside the door till your wife gets up and leaves,
> simulating the wait while the maid makes up the hotel room.
>
> 10. When your spouse inquires, 'Just what in the hell have you been
> doing?' just say, 'Recalling the allure of all night flying to
> romantic places.' as you collapse into bed.
>
> 11. If you are a purist, do this two nights in a row.
>
>
> 12. To make this "flight' more realistic find a stranger with gas,
> body odour ,who you dislike, is boring and keeps falling asleep to be
> your Captain.
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ultra long vs ultra short
It is just a dimensions issue ... someone would say.
But for sure I belive is the same ****ty lenght...
Would you prefer :
13h duty
8h flying
4 or 5 legs which means 4/5 boarding problems, 4/5 take offs, 4/5 landings and everything else 4/5 times more problems...
Finnaly at the end of the day you have carried (on a small A320)more than 600 people (almost an A 380) every one with his own small problem to solve.
And as icing on the cake , after your 4 legs at your last daily landing you divert due a few crosswind knots and get another scenario for the next 2 hours with your 200 diverted pax without assistance and threathen your flight attendants that if they dont have any assistance they wont leave the aircraft.
And oh yes I woke up at 4.30 am and ended up at 8.30 pm ... maybe just like my ultra long collegue...
But for sure I belive is the same ****ty lenght...
Would you prefer :
13h duty
8h flying
4 or 5 legs which means 4/5 boarding problems, 4/5 take offs, 4/5 landings and everything else 4/5 times more problems...
Finnaly at the end of the day you have carried (on a small A320)more than 600 people (almost an A 380) every one with his own small problem to solve.
And as icing on the cake , after your 4 legs at your last daily landing you divert due a few crosswind knots and get another scenario for the next 2 hours with your 200 diverted pax without assistance and threathen your flight attendants that if they dont have any assistance they wont leave the aircraft.
And oh yes I woke up at 4.30 am and ended up at 8.30 pm ... maybe just like my ultra long collegue...
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To further enhance the long haul simulation, take 4 or 5 de-humidifiers with you in the closet so it can suck out all the natural moisture out of the air. When you start to feel like a prune inside then your getting close. The only thing missing now will be the effect of time zones.
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12. To make this "flight' more realistic find a stranger with gas,
> body odour ,who you dislike, is boring and keeps falling asleep to be
> your Captain.
> body odour ,who you dislike, is boring and keeps falling asleep to be
> your Captain.
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Go to the loo wearing your HAT!
you CANT be SERIOUS? which airline does that, may i suggest them wearing the jacket, ID, and bring their NAV BAG as well??!!
HA HA HA
you CANT be SERIOUS? which airline does that, may i suggest them wearing the jacket, ID, and bring their NAV BAG as well??!!
HA HA HA
