That time of year again

[mshunter]

Ugh.

 

[ASpilot2be]

I look forward to recurrent. Its like a paid vacation!

 

[Pachong]

I look forward to recurrent. Its like a paid vacation!

Sarcasm?

 

[ASpilot2be]

Sarcasm?

Nope. I get a paid ticket all the way to Miami and back, get put in a nice hotel, and only spend four hours per day in the sim. The rest is spent relaxing by the pool.

 

[Pachong]

But during those four hours a day aren't your nuts on on the line?

 

[ASpilot2be]

But during those four hours a day aren't your nuts on on the line?

Yes. But I dont stress about it, or I have a tendency to make mistakes. Sure the four hours are brutal, but the rest are enjoyable.

 

[Pachong]

Well maybe I'll get there one day. Sounds nice.

 

[gotWXdagain]

My Part 135 Systems recurrent happens every December. So for three days every December I leave sunny and warm GFK for the frigid climes of SDL.

 

[Crockrocket94]

I look forward to recurrent. Its like a paid vacation!

You must be my current employer...

 

[derg]

Nope. I get a paid ticket all the way to Miami and back, get put in a nice hotel, and only spend four hours per day in the sim. The rest is spent relaxing by the pool.

Very nice!

 

[Goonie]

Nope. I get a paid ticket all the way to Miami and back, get put in a nice hotel, and only spend four hours per day in the sim. The rest is spent relaxing by the pool.

Ill trade you Miami for Denver. Denver is nice but Stapleton sucks. No car and no pool.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Very nice!

I can certainly dig it!

Ill trade you Miami for Denver. Denver is nice but Stapleton sucks. No car and no pool.

No thanks. My recurrent is in the fall, so it is nice to get away to the warmth for a short period.

 

[z987k]

I look forward to recurrent. Its like a paid vacation!

I would agree. Don't stress a check ride, you should be able to perform one at a moments notice anyways. Now you get some training to help you do it, in an airplane you are very familiar with. It's a vacation.

 

[AAPalmTree]

There is a big difference between the 91/135 company cutting Flight Safety a check for your training and the 121 enviornment. That part of corporate was better than the airlines.

 

[mshunter]

There is a big difference between the 91/135 company cutting Flight Safety a check for your training and the 121 enviornment. That part of corporate was better than the airlines.

WAY better. You can be a pretty big screw up and still pass a ride when you're paying for it. Pretty much just don't red screen on a V1 cut, and you'll pass. 121, you had better show up ready to do it all, with precision.

 

[swisspilot]

I would agree. Don't stress a check ride, you should be able to perform one at a moments notice anyways. Now you get some training to help you do it, in an airplane you are very familiar with. It's a vacation.

And it shouldn't be a check ride either, but a way to practice things you don't see during normal operation and to clean up areas where you lack a bit of proficiency....at least that it is how it works for us, it`s rather an enjoyable learning experience.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

WAY better. You can be a pretty big screw up and still pass a ride when you're paying for it. Pretty much just don't red screen on a V1 cut, and you'll pass. 121, you had better show up ready to do it all, with precision.

121 checks weren't hard either. You'd have to be a pretty bad pilot to screw that up!

 

[mshunter]

121 checks weren't hard either. You'd have to be a pretty bad pilot to screw that up!

Completely different animal though vs when you are paying for it.

 

[FlyingScot]

Completely different animal though vs when you are paying for it.

Yep i was shocked at my first part 91 training. "Really that was my checkride? No wonder it was so expensive."

 

[Inverted]

NetJets training is 121 and I don't see much of a difference. Initial is scary but recurrents shouldn't be a big deal no matter who you fly for.