Airline Employment Sims...

[Night Flight]

Hey all,

I'm intrested in what airlines use what sims for the selection precesses and what others have been using to prepare? ie. books, pc sims, posters...

I think it would be intresting to see the verieties arround the world?

NF

[AerocatS2A]

I've spoken to people who've done sims with Air New Zealand and Jetstar, in both cases they were tested for basic IF skills. The sim was setup and configured for them, and knowledge of the particular aircraft/sim wasn't necessary.

The Air NZ sim was done in a B747. The Jetstar one was done in a B767. So you won't necessarily get a sim that the company actually operates.

[Led Zep]

At last check, QF used the 743 sims. May have changed now.

[Hugh Jarse]

Hasn't been the 743 for years. Was the 742 until a couple of years ago. Then the 762, now 763.

Next!

[Led Zep]

Isn't that a bit strange, replacing the 743s with 742s? I thought they'd ditch the 742 sims before the 743s? Any inside info, Hugh?

[Hugh Jarse]

Ummm....not particularly.

The 742 sim was indeed closed. Hence the move to the 762, and so on

[Led Zep]

If that is the way things go, then the 763 sims will be dispensed of just before they retire the 787 fleet.

[belowMDA]

Air NZ preferred the 744 because it was likely to be the one sim of theirs that the fewest applicants had any time on. The sim detail they put people through tests basic IFR and S.A. so reading up on gear and flap speeds etc would be of no use as they do all this for you. You got to chose which side you sat on so you would be comfortable, I have heard other airlines put everyone in the RHS as that would be where they would be starting. Holding pattern entries were the only thing I really brushed up on.

[AerocatS2A]

Originally Posted by belowMDA

Holding pattern entries were the only thing I really brushed up on.

Yes, worth thinking about those of us used to flying in Australia, apparantly the NZ approach plates don't have the holding pattern sectors depicted, so you have to work it all out from the inbound track. Hardly rocket science, but likely to catch you out if you weren't expecting it.