Here's a few words for the occasion (and yes one does get philosophical in times like these). :)
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| It says, "Welcome to the A320 #3". Yeah right! It's equivalent to..."a wolf in sheep's clothing." :) |
Walking the Gangplank
As I walk the gangplank...I slip from reality to the virtual world.
There I am tested, challenged, observed and checked.
It’s a world few people see, but a necessity for what I do.
It is here...where I train in the virtual world to ready me for the real one.
This world can whisk me to New York with a engine fire on a go-around
to certifying me to land in zero visibility in Vancouver…just with the touch of a screen.
Other nearby 'sims' put other pilots through their paces.
So many virtual worlds...so many scenarios.
So many virtual worlds...so many scenarios.
One is in Halifax mired in fog, the other in Hong Kong and yet another simulates a take off in a blinding Montreal snowstorm.
After four hours of squirming, screwing up and nailing procedures
The pivotable box of magic rests on its powerful hydraulic jacks.
The gangplank descends to allow two others their turn.
Smiles are exchanged, but they bear resemblance of ones found at funerals.
As one captain who flew his last “sim” said, “it never gets any easier.”
But for me...I get to keep my job a little longer!!!
*<:- class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(celebration smiley)
*<:- class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(celebration smiley)
The Gangplank- from real to virtual
15 comments:
At lest the sign did not say abandon hope to all yee who enter here.Congrats passing on your sim test.
Chris. Good answer. I like it. :)
ya they should dress up the outside of sims like dungeons and have depressing music playing.
Andrew...Yeah and have the "checkers" (check airmen) dressed like the grim reaper. lol
I can tell you, these things are pretty darn realistic.....probably not allowed anymore, but a friend of mine invited me to be the "check airman" one afternoon a few years back and it's a good thing I had my seat belt on -- we were practicing engine cuts.
Nuff said ;-)
Captain Doug, appreciate the response on earlier post(wind shear)...does make for interesting exchanges between ATC and Pilots
Congrats on the renewed license...so no standing in the "goverment cheese" line after all....
at least they didn't make you say your "abc's" backwards....better yet....or sings them...ok, little lol
^j^ misstwa
Hi Doug
Congratulation for the sim test.
Because with that success you can pursue to entertain us with your great stories.
I'm not written often but I read you everyday.
(After 10 years of try and patience baby no 1 is on his way. Don't worry he will became an aviation fan soon ;)
Nadia
Nadia. Félicitations! I hope he or she reads my blog just like their mom!
Again. Bravo!
Captain Doug
HI Getjets. Nope, they didn't give me the pink slip... yet. lol
Just got drafted to go to Tampa and back. I'll see if I can see New Orleans from above today. :)
I love returning to line after training. I get to take off with two engines. :) :) :)
Here we go.
^D^
okidoki....will look for ya...safe flying Captain Doug ^j^
Congratulations! Today I passed my theoretical driving exam haha, kind of the same NOT! :P Maybe we'll once meet in the virtual skies as I'm saving for a 737-800 sim experience, it'll be a typical Boeing Vs. Airbus I think xD
Bas. Let us know how it goes.
Just did a Tampa, Florida turn in the real world.
The flights went without a hitch. Just the way i like them. :)
Captain Doug
Capt. Doug,
So you want to be a pharmaceutical rep??? Well, I am one and I would love to trade with you for a day - in the simulator of course!!!! Hope you didn't need to practice a missed approach into KTPA this time:)
Hi JB. Nope, the last visit to Tampa went without a hitch. :)
So.....how is business in the pharmaceutical sector or should I ask? :)
Doug
Capt. Doug,
The Pharma business is Addicting;) - ba da dump!!!!Actually its been a lot better. The industry has been reducing its sales forces over the past year - just happy to be still employed. So, has the Morris family purchased any real estate on the west coast of Florida??
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