Wind Your Watch

February 10, 2007 by neilkrey.

Back in the ‘80s, I was part of the team that started SimuFlite – at the time the largest startup in dollar terms in aviation history.  Besides seeing how a new business is born from the inside, I had the opportunity to give simulator instruction to some of the best business aviation crews in the industry.  I spent many hours in the Learjet 35/36 and King Air 200 simulators running training scenarios that taught, tested, and sometimes humbled the pilots.

One session I remember vividly involved a Learjet crew who were very sharp – and quick.  They had handled every emergency the lesson plans called for with accuracy and blinding speed.  They always took the correct action, and often completed the emergency checklists from memory.  It was too good to be true. Read the rest of this entry »