Horrible roster Again and no leave !!!!
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I was aware that the simulator timings were changing but not for the handling sim. The plan is for our twice yearly regulatory check to go from 4 to 3 hours with no break. The handling sim will remain as is. I guess we'll all know soon enough when they make the actual changes.
sheiken
As for the differences in fleets, there's no denying the A330 guys get the short stick. 8-9 days off compared to 14-15 makes a huge lifestyle variance.
Camel
What works for you, stick with it. Everyone has different attitude to simulators and a lot depends on time in the Company and which seat you're in. Personally. I prefer to just turn up and fly. I get less stressed before hand and never have I been 'tested' on knowledge per say. It's what the handling sim has been designed for, simply to get hands on with the plane and fly it manually.
AS
We don't get PPC questions, only two online exams, one completed at home and the other at the end of the technical recurrent ground school day before the simulators.
Harry
I was aware that the simulator timings were changing but not for the handling sim. The plan is for our twice yearly regulatory check to go from 4 to 3 hours with no break. The handling sim will remain as is. I guess we'll all know soon enough when they make the actual changes.
sheiken
As for the differences in fleets, there's no denying the A330 guys get the short stick. 8-9 days off compared to 14-15 makes a huge lifestyle variance.
Camel
What works for you, stick with it. Everyone has different attitude to simulators and a lot depends on time in the Company and which seat you're in. Personally. I prefer to just turn up and fly. I get less stressed before hand and never have I been 'tested' on knowledge per say. It's what the handling sim has been designed for, simply to get hands on with the plane and fly it manually.
AS
We don't get PPC questions, only two online exams, one completed at home and the other at the end of the technical recurrent ground school day before the simulators.
Harry
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Thanks Harry. We have an online exam for tech and another for SOPs with every LPC (PPC) at my current employer, but you can print off each question unanswered to research it at your convenience. It's a little wasteful on paper, so best to turn up early and print it in the crew room, but if yours won't allow a similar approach, then it is a bit of a pain. Personally, for the time it takes, I just do mine at home. An couple of hours is all it takes to do our tests with a bit of reference to manuals for a few questions. I hope your exams aren't made so obscure that you spend much more time than that searching for answers.
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How long do you estimate a new joiner on the 330 fleet as an FO to move over to the 380 fleet?
I have seen rosters for both fleets and they are a world apart! Would it be worth accepting a 330 job and enduring a tough roster until a 380 comes along???
Cheers 1013
I have seen rosters for both fleets and they are a world apart! Would it be worth accepting a 330 job and enduring a tough roster until a 380 comes along???
Cheers 1013
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I am sure one of my esteemed Airbus colleagues can give you a more accurate answer than I can but I would say that time to command may perhaps be a more pressing issue than the rosters, should you join the A330 now. It will be a long time before you get the pay rise.
For that reason, I advised a friend of mine who came for the selection to refuse the offer, if it was for the A330.
For that reason, I advised a friend of mine who came for the selection to refuse the offer, if it was for the A330.
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At the moment you need 2,500 hours on type to get a command on the big bus. So you could do your 4 or 5 years on the 330 then more or less start again from the bottom on the 380. Unless that 2,500 hours requirement changes you could easily be looking at 8 or 9 years to command if you join on the 330 today. My advice- don't. The 380 is nice but it isn't that nice.
