Flight Simulator

ronaldpilot

ronaldpilot

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Folks, I have this question:

If you are an airline employee (at Ramp or check-in) holding a commercial license with multi + frozen atp, is there any possibility to access the flight simulators just to acquire some experience (for instance late at night when nobody is using it)?

Thanks.
 
ronaldpilot said:
Folks, I have this question:

If you are an airline employee (at Ramp or check-in) holding a commercial license with multi + frozen atp, is there any possibility to access the flight simulators just to acquire some experience (for instance late at night when nobody is using it)?

Thanks.
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You might ask, but the sims themselves cost quite a pretty penny to operate. Also, most larger sim centers run 24/7, with crews in and out all night. Maybe ask a sim tech? Perhaps you can mess around with a sim if something needs to be tested, but I wouldn't count on it for any real experience building (and you'd need an instructor present to log anything anyway).

By the way, what's a frozen ATP?

P.S.: If you're a Cape Air ground agent, you'll be wildly disappointed with their simulators. ;)
 
Doug Masters did it.

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Its possible if you know the right people. My best friend growing ups' Dad is an instructor for usairways and invited myself and my Dad to fly an E190 sim around for a bit a few years ago. It was an incredible experience. Network and meet the right people and it could happen.
 
dasleben said:
You might ask, but the sims themselves cost quite a pretty penny to operate. Also, most larger sim centers run 24/7, with crews in and out all night. Maybe ask a sim tech? Perhaps you can mess around with a sim if something needs to be tested, but I wouldn't count on it for any real experience building (and you'd need an instructor present to log anything anyway).

By the way, what's a frozen ATP?

P.S.: If you're a Cape Air ground agent, you'll be wildly disappointed with their simulators. ;)
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As Fly-Unit wrote: "One meets all the requirements of an ATP yet does not have 1500 hours."

No, I work at ramp for Delta. By the way few years ago my former CFI told me he would try get a part-time job at Capeair because as an employee he could fly for free everyday, then he would seat with his headset on the right seat as pax but would log the multi time as safety pilot asking the captain to sign it.
Was he just kidding or it could be possible?
 
ronaldpilot said:
By the way few years ago my former CFI told me he would try get a part-time job at Capeair because as an employee he could fly for free everyday, then he would seat with his headset on the right seat as pax but would log the multi time as safety pilot asking the captain to sign it.
Was he just kidding or it could be possible?
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That's not legal, no. The guy in the left seat would have to be under the hood for that safety pilot time to count, and that's just assuming Part 91. I couldn't even begin to think how illegal that'd be for Part 135 legs. :insane:

Not to mention, that time is absolutely worthless in terms of professional development. Even if he managed to get away with passing off his logbook in an interview (not likely), then passed the training program with a bunch of right seat "Look, I'm wearing a headset" time (not bloody likely), chances are he'd kill himself and 9 other people on the first heavy weather day up in New England.

So, in the immortal words of Dr. Cox: All the best.

:)
 
I just flew my second Level-D sim today actually (B732 with Delta in ATL). Interns there can use the sims in their free time as long as they are available. A few even get to know the instructors and get some real log-able time in them.
 
tlewis95 said:
I just flew my second Level-D sim today actually (B732 with Delta in ATL). Interns there can use the sims in their free time as long as they are available. A few even get to know the instructors and get some real log-able time in them.
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You interviewing with a company?

As a certain company has decided to lease the B732 sim from Delta instead of a CRJ sim from FlightSafety to conduct simulator evaluations during an interview.
 
surreal1221 said:
You interviewing with a company?

As a certain company has decided to lease the B732 sim from Delta instead of a CRJ sim from FlightSafety to conduct simulator evaluations during an interview.
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Nope. Just getting a tour of the place from my friend (who is an intern at Delta) who has access to the sims whenever they aren't in use.
 
tlewis95 said:
I just flew my second Level-D sim today actually (B732 with Delta in ATL). Interns there can use the sims in their free time as long as they are available. A few even get to know the instructors and get some real log-able time in them.
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There is no such thing as log-able time in the simulator. You can log time used for currency or a rating, even knock 100 hours of sim time off the ATP minimums, but can't include it in total time in a logbook.
 
tlewis95 said:
Nope. Just getting a tour of the place from my friend (who is an intern at Delta) who has access to the sims whenever they aren't in use.
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Ah, alright...well...when the time comes, you know you got a good bit of folks to help you out so don't hesistate.
 
I had a CA at my airline where I ramp tell me to head out to the flight center and gave me a contact to hook me up with some Airbus time...still haven't gotten around to it. Everyone has told me that as long as you have a company badge, you can access the training center....just my 2 cents for my airline....(LCC)
 
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