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Kristie · August 29th, 2004, 03:11

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I had a friend that "busted" a 767 sim checkride on an NDB apporach.... Why the hell they asked him to shoot an NDB on a 767 I don't know... but it happened... He got furloughed from AA (ex TWA) and is now a 757 Captain for a charter company....

[/ QUOTE ] now, that's an interesting story...are you trying to say that the guy got "furloughed" because of a busted SIM checkride using an approach that normally isn't used for that type of aircraft? hmmmmm... maybe you don't know this yet, but that's just NOT how it works.. if you bust a SIM checkride while in training (cuz all checkrides are done during training), they put you in for more training... and then retest you (even I know that...)

if he got furloughed, then it was most likely due to seniority (with the AA/TWA merger) &/or maybe 9/11.. not a busted SIM checkride.

Furloughed means you have opportunity to come back - later, when the company starts hiring again....

typically, if you do something seriously wrong like continued failed checkrides (meaning more than 1 failed checkride), then your not furloughed - your fired - on the spot. That's why recurrent training is so important.

August 29th, 2004, 03:11	#39
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 19,544 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Sad but True [ QUOTE ] I had a friend that "busted" a 767 sim checkride on an NDB apporach.... Why the hell they asked him to shoot an NDB on a 767 I don't know... but it happened... He got furloughed from AA (ex TWA) and is now a 757 Captain for a charter company.... [/ QUOTE ] now, that's an interesting story...are you trying to say that the guy got "furloughed" because of a busted SIM checkride using an approach that normally isn't used for that type of aircraft? hmmmmm... maybe you don't know this yet, but that's just NOT how it works.. if you bust a SIM checkride while in training (cuz all checkrides are done during training), they put you in for more training... and then retest you (even I know that...) if he got furloughed, then it was most likely due to seniority (with the AA/TWA merger) &/or maybe 9/11.. not a busted SIM checkride. Furloughed means you have opportunity to come back - later, when the company starts hiring again.... typically, if you do something seriously wrong like continued failed checkrides (meaning more than 1 failed checkride), then your not furloughed - your fired - on the spot. That's why recurrent training is so important.