Simuflite washouts

[flydog]

Pilot with a pulse + $15,000 + Simuflite = Type Rating

Enough Said

 

[superchicken]

I have been at simuflite for a year in the Falcon program working as a right seater for clients without sim partners. I have sat in through several check rides and have not seen one fail yet(on my watch). However having said that there are people who do. If you go in with the right attitude and study your butt off you should do fine.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

really,

you gotta be a MOW-RON to fail FSI/Simulflite training.

Not that they "give" you the rating, but your employer is paying a lot of money and they give you more sim time than the average dumb pilot needs to grasp the fundamentals and pass to ATP standards.

OH, Avoid the Embassy Suites South (it smells and is overcrowded with families looking for the free beer and breakfast shiit all weekend), go North instead, I hear its better. They also opened a brand new Courtyard across the street and they have working suites with refrigerators (read beer)
and I personally think Marriott rewards are better.

Rememeber, school is not all work, have some fun and learna few things. Its just an airplane right?

 

[Rick1128]

I personally don't believe that busting at Simuflite would make someone a 'MOW RON'. However I have seen a couple of people fail over the many years I have been going there. Usually it is someone who was moving far beyond their current capabilities. One case in point that I remember was a pilot in the Lear 20 program. The biggest thing that this pilot had flown before was a Seneca. Class work I was told was fine, but the sim was something else. This pilot was way beyond their capabilities. A little more experience and more time, it would have been a different story. Simuflite, like FSI, doesn't want you to fail. It reflects badly on them. You do have to study and know the material. You have to put in an effort. It is not beer and party time.

That said, a couple of observations. One, this is a good time to network. Spread out your roots, met new people and develop contacts. If you don't already, get some business cards. The reading room and cafateria are good places to meet others. Next, Simuflite, like FSI, have pilot enrichment class. When ever I am there, I take as many as I can. You are investing in your career. Make as good as an investment as you can.

Have fun.

 

[LAZYB]

Ahh "flydog",

Who would I talk to about the $15k for the G-IV type @ SIMUFLITE, you can send me a PM...

 

[GVFlyer]

SimuFlite

Yep, last offer I got from SimuFlite was $24,600, down from $32,000 originally. Competition is a good thing.

GV

 

[CL60]

Aside from food, lodging and a rental car for about 23 days. Airfare too.