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.

??????
 

Isn't that a proper simulation of ANY flight deck, ANY airline?

Hmm I am sure lot of real EK crew would post their comments here, but one thing for sure, i really enjoyed read this.

Great post loved it, seriously got me thinking about long haul flights.

Turn arounds
 

EK have lots of turn around flights, Good options for those who hates Long hauls.

Then spend the next three nights at home, staying up until 05:00, sleeping until 12:00. Repeat.

LR3

presumably it wasn't just the 'hole in the sand' either?

... referin' to yer location. I mean you don't know where that sand has been!:eek:

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... :zzz:

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.

May I add.......someone who sleeps with his dog; you find dog hair on his head, uniform and " good morning ' towel. And growls like a bulldog whenever you correct as to the SOPs.

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