About this episode
Capt Nick shares his experiences during simulator training at Airbus in Toulouse after joining Virgin Atlantic Airways.
I’m sorry dear listener but the logbook stories continue unabated with the next instalment. I had been inducted into Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd and, after completing the type rating technical exam we were dispatched to the heart of Airbussery, Toulouse in France, to undergo their simulator training course. There were about 10 of us but, other than our sim partner, we didn’t have a lot of time to get to know each other with our busy month long schedule.   The SAAB 340… a little smaller than the A340!   Lufthansa A340, the A340 launch customer.   The World Ranger paintwork   A340 Sim   Cordes, France   Door training   Pool training   First time in the Black Pyjamas for real!   Taking G-VSKY into the air for the first time   Circuits at Manston   Job done! Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Ronnie Robertson, MarcelX42, Simaero, Clément Gruin and Nick Anderson.
People in this episode
Host: Nick Anderson
Topics covered
- logbook stories
- Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Airbus
- simulator training
Keywords
- aviation
- training
- Airbus
- Virgin Atlantic
Mentioned in this episode
Products: 340, A340, World Ranger, A340 Sim, G-VSKY, MarcelX42, Airbus, Virgin Atlantic Airways
Places: Toulouse, France
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