Originally Posted by bcpilot

By " that " if you mean that I will over prepare everytime, then YES, I will always over prepare...

I was lucky that I got to learn from very good Instructors at Flt Safety. One lesson that I learnt & I will keep with me for the rest of my life, will be to fly every leg like it was my line check or my check ride and never take ANYTHING for granted. So I prepare for every trip, every day that I may get a surprise line check..

Originally Posted by Beech90

So if its your first time flying a CRJ, you must drop $4500 to get past training no matter your background? Whether it's flying single pilot IFR, or a CFI? That's BS.

Originally Posted by bcpilot

The point is not dropping $4500 or adding debt; The point being discussed is 2 part question & both parts are un-related:

1) Do these transition courses actually help or not...??
2) Is it worth it to do such a course & shell out the money or NOT??

SO does it help: Like I said earlier, such a transition course, if done from the right place, can increase your odds of success significantly...

Many believe such courses are not required. I agree. that they are not required for MOST people...

Could I have made it through with this course, now when I look back, after completing the training, my answer is YES, I could have.

Was there an element of risk..... ABSOLUTELY YES.......

Was I willing to be a part of that statistic, that percentage who did not make it, hell NO.....

It's all about your odds of success & the amount of risk one is willing to take...

Originally Posted by bcpilot

By " that " if you mean that I will over prepare everytime, then YES, I will always over prepare...

I was lucky that I got to learn from very good Instructors at Flt Safety. One lesson that I learnt & I will keep with me for the rest of my life, will be to fly every leg like it was my line check or my check ride and never take ANYTHING for granted. So I prepare for every trip, every day that I may get a surprise line check..

Originally Posted by bcpilot

By " that " if you mean that I will over prepare everytime, then YES, I will always over prepare...

Originally Posted by bcpilot

I was lucky that I got to learn from very good Instructors at Flt Safety. One lesson that I learnt & I will keep with me for the rest of my life, will be to fly every leg like it was my line check or my check ride and never take ANYTHING for granted. So I prepare for every trip, every day that I may get a surprise line check..

Originally Posted by outaluckagain

No way would I recommend comparing yourself to other instructors as a means to determine your potential in newhire 121 training. There is no real comparison between your performance as a CFI in light twins, and a newhire in a CRJ.

Sounds like you did pretty well your first time through, but that was by no means a result of your previous CFI experience. You may have been correlating your previous success towards the CRJ, but that by no means was what got you through.

I keep hearing that automation makes it easier, but that only comes after you have learned the ropes. Your obvious quick learning style may have been a result of your personal readiness to learn at that particular point and time. It could not have been a result of your being an excellent CFI.

I do believe that your success may have been somehow correlated by you towards your CFI excellence, and this may have been what gave you the confidence........

I hear time and again how many CFI types fail due to being stuck in the CFI or single pilot mode. Transition training may help these guys.

In no way am I suggesting that people should use this mode of preperation everytime they attend a training event, but certainly their first time through 121 training, well.......

Originally Posted by Beech90

What's this "have a good positive attitude, and study three hours a night, and you'll be fine" thing I keep hearing about? I mean sure, there may be some folks that need 50 hours of sim time to get ready for a sim, but most shouldn't....

Granted I'll be going through my first 121 course in Jan, so I could just speaking out of my arse.

Originally Posted by TheStranger

Would an airline transition course for the CRJ200 be worth it if you weren't going to be flying a CRJ200, but, an ERJ? Or should the transition course be tailored to the aircraft you will be flying?