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Originally Posted by BlueSideUp
Very cool! I actually enjoy sim and look forward to the new challenges from the instructors. I'm actually going to my 6 month sim check on Monday.
It really is too bad the controllers aren't allowed up front any more. I'm sure a lot of pilots would agree with me that it was a great learning experience to have an actual controller sit up front for a leg. Hopefully they will allow it again, I can't see why they won't add the controllers to the CASS system.
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I agree 100%
We also love it when a crew or pilot comes in for a tour. I usually do the tour and will sit the pilot down in eithere departure control or approach control and give them a headset to listen in with.
I remember flying up front with a crew out of CYYZ back to CYVR one day a few years back. After what seemed like some very basic questions from the Captain of 30yrs experience I asked him if he had visited an ATC unit before. He said "nope"! He came in later that month and remarked that he should have done every year starting 30 years ago.
We suffer the same problem. I was working a Martin Mars water bomber the other day and the controller said "what does a Maritn Mars look like?" I said "well it is a high wing, 4 engine..." They say "high wing???, what do you mean?" You get the picture.......
Cheers