Female pilots in the Middle East

[violet08]

Well, Etihad is out of the picture for me. I underestimated the SE, raw data ILS in the A330. Did not think it would be that tricky. Should have bought some sim time before going over there. Would have been fine with a little practice. Never was trained for that configuration in the US (we do SE ILS's but always with an FD, its a whole 'nother ball of wax w/o it!!). Everyone at Etihad was extremely professional and I only have myself to blame. I think it would have been a great place to work. Good luck to everyone else.

[Sal-e]

Violet,
come to GF. You will enjoy it in Bahrain. And yes, do some homework before underestimating standards out here. They are pretty high.

[TonyWilliams]

I underestimated the SE, raw data ILS in the A330. Did not think it would be that tricky. Should have bought some sim time before going over there. Would have been fine with a little practice. Never was trained for that configuration in the US (we do SE ILS's but always with an FD, its a whole 'nother ball of wax w/o it!!).

Sorry to hear that.

I just did an assessment a few weeks ago in London on the 737 sim for an African airline. Same deal, raw data, no flight director, no autopilot, NDB tracking and holding (with a 90 degree crosswind, of course), ILS to land.

I knew what to expect, and went out and spent less than 100 bucks to get Micosoft Flightsimulator X and "737 Pilot in Command". Spent several days just flying it with that set up, and getting used to what the controls looked like and where they were.

I also had "The Greatest Systems Study Guide B737-300/500".

I'm sure you can do the same with AirBus or other Boeing products (even the EMB and CRJ's).

Good luck on the next one!

[geo7E7]

So sorry to hear that...yup, it can be very tricky flying SE on rawdata ILS with variable x-winds down to landing. Many came back disappointed with the whole deal but I am sure you did your best.

Better luck next time and dont give up!