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A comment on Boeing Backs Simulator Training for 737 Max Pilots in Reversal. Parent comment

Re:Boeing Backs Simulator Training for 737 Max Pilots in Rev... by berkut on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @06:11PM (#21986270)
A more problematic issue is likely that it sounds like there are only 34 MAX simulators available worldwide currently.
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Re:Boeing Backs Simulator Training for 737 Max Pilots in Rev... by sleepytimetea on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @07:49PM (#21987066)
Ah...even assuming they could do 6 sessions in every 24 hours (and it took only one session per pilot), thats going to take a really long time to get the required pilot crews certified.
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Re:Boeing Backs Simulator Training for 737 Max Pilots in Rev... by bdavis__ on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @09:54PM (#21987834)
probably each session in the simulator is 50 minutes. and this would just be something else added to the normal recurring training.

commercial simulators are designed to work 18 hours a day, 7 days a week. you can use them more, but eventually you will fall behind with periodic maintenance and certification testing.

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