BLTA are not AQP, so the check ride will be roughly a 2hr. event, in this case it will be a PC or Proficiency check. I don't know how many pilots they have but if their Sim training ended in July they have 6 months plus or minus one month, i.e. early grace (5 Month)Grace Month (6 months) or Late grace in this case it would be (January 2015 if my math is correct)
Scheduling a flight simulator is not always easy, pending availability, I have no idea, how busy Kalitta simulator is.
Since BLTA is under certification OPS Specs have not been issue, however, sometimes FAA issues a provisional OPS SPEC for contract training A031.
Training are always strategically planned with a start up operations, Usually the training is planned so the pilots are ready to go close to proving runs.
