It's knfenimore (as in James Fenimore Cooper), not kfeinmore. Is everyobdy dyslexic here? :)

Welcome, Keith!

No, just lazy, JFKLGA. :D


name noted.

James Fenimore Cooper
 

I'm actually related to James Fenimore Cooper. Pretty Cool Huh!

Figures, it's not a very common name.

Fenimore
 

There are lots of us in NJ and De.
Keith

Let me go on record right now as saying that I sincerely hope we didn't lose the last of the Mohicans because he crashed in a plane being piloted by someone who didn't have enough time in a simulator!

Welcome, Keith! Great info.

Are all DL's simulators in ATL?

Do pilots rotate around on equipment during a trip? or do MD-88 pilots only fly MD-88? or can they switch between 767 and MD-88 if they are trained to do so?

From what I understand, FAs can switch aircraft flying a 738 on one trip and then a 767 on another. Is that typical?

Sure now that you hear we make the good toys here you might come visit *giggle*. One of the old old "blue box" Link simulators is actually on display at the airport here.

The binghamton area actually has a LOT of history...

EA Link, IBM was founded here, Endicott Johnson Shoes was born here, we are the Carousel Capital of the US (Carousels were made here and now there is a huge collection of the remaining ones here), not to mention wineries and so on. Oh yeah and BAE has a huge division here too and builds alot of military stuff out of that division!! We are not quite as redneck as you thought huh *grin*

On btw the deck, probably not needed anymore, I am looking at selling my current townhouse and buying a new one- total new construction they are just about to break ground on them. I may own one of the first two units constructed.

You might be ok as long as we were in the air....now lets not talk about what I did to the airport infrastructure once we touched down...that rudder (foot) stuff is REALLLLLLLLYYY hard!!!!!!!! I have to admit after taking out most everything in sight in the 737 sim after landing I made a deal with Keith in the 777...he was the feet *smile*

Seriously though I could try getting in contact with Link and see if they do any tours or programs if a group of people wanted to come up and see the start of it all with the sims, Also the Roberson here has a permanent display about the history of EA Link.

A couple answers
 

As far as flying long distance, sims can fly the entire route and multiply airspeed by a desired number. 300knots become 900knts and you really boogy to where your going. Or they can place you in a Lat/Long and you fly off from there. Then we have canned positions, at the gate, runway, approach 2, 6, 8, or 12 miles out. So there is no need to fly an entire route. Mostly they fly in and out of certain airports and do required manuevuers. Practice emergency procedures.
Pilots are trained on like equiptment. A MD88 and an MD90 can swap. A 767 could swap with a 757. I do not know how often this happens on the line. Delta and all airlines would like a common cockpit. This would reduce training and pilot costs. That is why Delta said they were going to only order Boeing. We will have to wait and see if this plays out.
Link made great sims. We had Link exclussively until they were joined with Miles. The Brits pushed the MST concept and we got 2 MST's. Northwest got 10 MST's. They were a complete British mess. We ended up throwing Link/Miles off the property and getting the sims working ourselves. This is what sunk Link. What was left was bought by CAE. We still have 1 MD88 MST, but it is not a favorite.
As far as toe-brakes. I thought we were pedaling a bike not stopping an airplane.
Keith

I'm offended - you didn't even mention the most important company in the area :D Ever read anything about US101 in your local papers? :D

I'll take a chance on the auto-pilot and the "auto-land" facility, but thanks for the offer :D

This question is not specific to simulators, but you likely know the answer. All the talk about using foot pedals for high speed steering upon touch-down made me wonder...how are the brakes applied if the pilot's feet are busy steering? I always assumed the brakes were activated by foot pedals, but this no longer seems possible with only so many feet (and so many pedals) available in the cockpit. What am I missing?