That was my pilot?!

[fairdinkem]

OK, this is for amusement only. I'm sure you remember Alan Funt. Further, my niece is 32-years old and is a captain on a Gulfstream 750 flying her clients all over the world. She is rated on 7-different jet aircraft & is a Gulfstream instructor pilot.

For fun only.

 

[fairdinkem]

OK, this is for amusement only. I'm sure you remember Alan Funt. Further, my niece is 32-years old and is a captain on a Gulfstream 750 flying her clients all over the world. She is rated on 7-different jet aircraft & is a Gulfstream instructor pilot.

For fun only.

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I stand corrected. I called my niece to tell her what I posted. She informed me that her current assignment was to a Gulfstream 650 not a 750. My fault, sorry.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Candid camera sure opened up a can of confusion for folks. Like they needed help. 😉

 

[Ponca Dan]

I stand corrected. I called my niece to tell her what I posted. She informed me that her current assignment was to a Gulfstream 650 not a 750. My fault, sorry.

My son-in-law flies the 330 for Delta. Like your niece he flies all over the world for Delta, Flew jets in the Navy before that.

 

[2012Bearcat]

I stand corrected. I called my niece to tell her what I posted. She informed me that her current assignment was to a Gulfstream 650 not a 750. My fault, sorry.

Ask her what her thoughts are of the simulator pilots that give regular pilots their annual training requirements. Specifically if she has ever worked with them on a real flight.

 

[trapped_in_tx]

Ask her what her thoughts are of the simulator pilots that give regular pilots their annual training requirements. Specifically if she has ever worked with them on a real flight.

I saw your post on tMB.

I sat next to a United pilot on an ORD-DEN 777 flight. He was the top pilot at United’s Denver 777 simulator facility. He captained that jet from DEN to ORD and was riding back in first class (I got a points upgrade 😁).

He talked about his military and United flight career. I think he would be an exception to what you heard about sim pilots - he had a crazy amount of commercial wide body fight hours before he shifted to majority simulator training. He also did much more than the minimum hours; he said he usually did one international run per month with a handful of domestic runs, 777 only.

If you have a 20y+ career pilot focused on sim training for ERJ, I think you are talking about a different animal. That dude should only be captain with a first officer that has significant experience, not some freshly certified DEI grad.

 

[fairdinkem]

OK, this is for amusement only. I'm sure you remember Alan Funt. Further, my niece is 32-years old and is a captain on a Gulfstream 750 flying her clients all over the world. She is rated on 7-different jet aircraft & is a Gulfstream instructor pilot.

For fun only.

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I stand corrected. I called my niece to tell her what I posted. She informed me that her current assignment was to a Gulfstream 650 not a 750. My fault, sorry.

Ask her what her thoughts are of the simulator pilots that give regular pilots their annual training requirements. Specifically if she has ever worked with them on a real flight.

Don't know what you are referring to. She is a captain with multiple ratings. It is not unusual that they serve as simulator instructor pilots for a specific rating or confirmation of rating. What specifically are you inferring?

 

[2012Bearcat]

I stand corrected. I called my niece to tell her what I posted. She informed me that her current assignment was to a Gulfstream 650 not a 750. My fault, sorry.


Don't know what you are referring to. She is a captain with multiple ratings. It is not unusual that they serve as simulator instructor pilots for a specific rating or confirmation of rating. What specifically are you inferring?

In every airline, pilots are required to undergo periodic flight simulator training. Flight simulator training is taught by pilots that do not want to do the job of flying planes, they want to be home every night. Nothing wrong with that but they lose and do not use skills pilots flying routes use daily.
One of my brother in laws is a retired commercial airline pilot and I talked too him about this crash. He had some different incites that I hadn't heard. He also is not very high on flight simulator pilots.

 

[fairdinkem]

In every airline, pilots are required to undergo periodic flight simulator training. Flight simulator training is taught by pilots that do not want to do the job of flying planes, they want to be home every night. Nothing wrong with that but they lose and do not use skills pilots flying routes use daily.
One of my brother in laws is a retired commercial airline pilot and I talked too him about this crash. He had some different incites that I hadn't heard. He also is not very high on flight simulator pilots.

What's your point here?

 

[2012Bearcat]

What's your point here?

Point being the Captain is reportedly one of those Simulator pilots. I've also heard the female that was at the controls may of had here scheduled changed numerous times in the week or so leading up to the crash that may have caused her to be exhausted. Will have to wait to see what the reports have to say.
We have family that are in the air industry both on the airline side and the air traffic control side. They have information and knowledge we don't have access to.