Jazz Sim

YWG · Post by **YWG** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:55 pm

Did anybody else think the Jazz sim was brutally sensative and pitchy?? Did you do okay procedurally but hold altitude like a 10 hour pilot?? Did you get PFOed or is this the norm??

Inverted2 · Post by **Inverted2** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:06 pm

It is a difficult sim to hand-fly, I started out with steep turns and was all over the place till I got the feel for it. Dont sweat it if you suck at the altitude holding, they are just looking for your CRM and general airmanship!

bcflyer · Post by **bcflyer** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:48 pm

Was it a Dash 8 sim? Believe it or not the sim flies alot like the plane. Its a pretty pitchy airplane until you get used to it. Espcially the 100's.....

PeteThePilot · Post by **PeteThePilot** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:01 pm

Believe him - NO plane could fly like that sim!

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:58 pm

As long as you knew where you were, followed as best you could the profiles they gave you, and did try to correct your mistakes, you should be ok. There is of course the exception to every rule.
The biggest thing there looking for the ability to have a beer with you after 12 hours of sitting beside eachother.

bcflyer · Post by **bcflyer** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:10 pm

So which sim was it? Dash-8 or CRJ.. YVR, YYZ or YUL?

AirDiddle · Post by **AirDiddle** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:01 am

Every sim I have been in is unstable, all the way up to level d.....try getting in a sim before you get hired on at an airline, tool.

PeteThePilot · Post by **PeteThePilot** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:08 am

YYZ Dash-8 man - relax!

Inverted2 · Post by **Inverted2** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:26 am

Still a better way to screen applicants than asking if you ever wanted to be a florist or that stupid cog test!

qwert · Post by **qwert** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:39 am

Have my Sim Eval in YYZ this week. Whats it consist of?

Thanks

Flying Low · Post by **Flying Low** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:00 pm

Word of advice for those doing the Dash 8 sim eval.

Listen to the briefing before hand and fly power/attitude. When I did mine the instructor/evaluator told me what to expect in terms of pitch attitude and power settings for cruise and steep turns. It worked remarkably well.

bcflyer · Post by **bcflyer** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:34 pm

Like I said earlier, the Dash sim actually flies pretty close to the real plane. Just use the tips of your fingers, small adjustments and you'll be fine. Old tip from flight school really stands works well here. Correct little errors before they become big errors!!!

YWG · Post by **YWG** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:50 am

Qwert, The sim is just like a typical ride, but less intense. You'll take off, do a couple steep turns, get cleared to the beacon and get a hold clnc. After that you'll get vectors for the straight in NDB approach, you'll overshoot, get an engine fire, shut it down and get vectored for the ILS. Pretty simple.
Before you get in the sim you'll have about 45 minutes to look over the plates and speed/power settings they want you to use. The guy that sits in the other seat is helpful calling deviations, doing checklists and shutting down engines for you.
Hope this helps, good luck.

GearBay Overheat · Post by **GearBay Overheat** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:55 am

How long does it usually take to get the call after the initial interview for the Sim Eval?

qwert · Post by **qwert** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:19 am

Thanx YWG... What Airport did you do your sim at?

and for Gearbay Overheat... I had my interview on a Friday and got called Monday for sim and medical a week later. But it varies