On Apr 7, 5:49 pm, "K Baum" wrote:
Actualy Alpha, you are incorrect. It is against FARs to conduct
training during part 135 or 121 ops. ALL airline training is done in
the sim.

I think we're working with different definitions of training. The
first officer, especially in the beginning, is still learning the
job. And training how to do the captain's job takes place largely in
the right seat.

The number of hours spent is the simulator is dwarfed by the time
spent learning while working in the right seat.

The required avionics are mission dependent. For example, if you're
not going to fly IFR, you don't need any instruments that are only
used for IFR. As long as you don't go below the minimum equipment
list, and as long as you placard any inoperative instruments, you
don't need everything working.

Here again, all airline flights are conducted on an instrument flight
plan. As an interesting note, its been about 10 years since the
airlines have done any partial panel training .

And I wasn't talking about airline flights here.

Have all airlines really stopped partial-panel training? Do you have
a citation for this? I'd love to learn more.