New Hire Ground School @ MESA?
06-04-2006, 11:09 AM
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I've posted this one here before, but here's a good read about surviving airline training, written by a good friend and former coworker of mine who used to be a checkairman/sim instructor.
http://aviation.crosswindlanding.com...ingthegame.htm
http://aviation.crosswindlanding.com...ingthegame.htm
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06-04-2006, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyerJosh
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06-04-2006, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyerJosh
I've posted this one here before, but here's a good read about surviving airline training, written by a good friend of mine who used to be a checkairman/sim instructor.
http://aviation.crosswindlanding.com...ingthegame.htm
http://aviation.crosswindlanding.com...ingthegame.htm
06-07-2006, 03:57 PM
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A/C assignment is after the 1st week. That first week is all Gen Operations, which is common to each "airline." Freedom, Mesa, and Air Midwest are all considered "different" for this purpose, but they have the same senority list. If you go to Kansas City, that will be Air Midwest, and the 1900.
I wouldn't study that much ahead of time, but make sure that your life is together for the next couple months. Bills paid, dog taken care of, whatever. You don't need "at home" stress while you're in class. Remember that if you're pretty senior in class, you may not get a break for 2 months or more.
If you get the CRJ, I recommend crj2.com. No matter what, make sure you actually LOOK at the training maneuvers tab in your CFM before you get to the sim. It has all your callouts and flows. My sim partner didn't. He had a REALLY hard time, and that's before they throw double engine failures and rapid decompressions at you.
I was in the Sept CRJ class, so if you have questions, I'll answer what I can.
I wouldn't study that much ahead of time, but make sure that your life is together for the next couple months. Bills paid, dog taken care of, whatever. You don't need "at home" stress while you're in class. Remember that if you're pretty senior in class, you may not get a break for 2 months or more.
If you get the CRJ, I recommend crj2.com. No matter what, make sure you actually LOOK at the training maneuvers tab in your CFM before you get to the sim. It has all your callouts and flows. My sim partner didn't. He had a REALLY hard time, and that's before they throw double engine failures and rapid decompressions at you.
I was in the Sept CRJ class, so if you have questions, I'll answer what I can.
06-07-2006, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyerJosh
I've posted this one here before, but here's a good read about surviving airline training, written by a good friend and former coworker of mine who used to be a checkairman/sim instructor.
http://aviation.crosswindlanding.com...ingthegame.htm
http://aviation.crosswindlanding.com...ingthegame.htm
After you finish sim, THEN go do a few jumpseat rides to prepare yourself for IOE, which is the real world phase of your checkride.
06-09-2006, 01:07 AM
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Thanks to all for the wealth of information! Will put it to good use!
Would anyone know where i can find online some schematic of Beech 1900/Dash 8 systems? I have found a couple sites that sell the information for a bloody fortune!!! Dont they know pilots are broke???????
Would anyone know where i can find online some schematic of Beech 1900/Dash 8 systems? I have found a couple sites that sell the information for a bloody fortune!!! Dont they know pilots are broke???????
06-09-2006, 11:07 AM
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Hey Saltrs just wondering where you worked before you got hired at Mesa? If this is who I think it is you would know me. If you don't want to post and you can't PM me then shoot me an IM as listed on my profile.
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06-09-2006, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Good reading, but I disagree on one point: Stay out of the jumpseat until AFTER sim training. Sim and the real world are largely unrelated animals and you don't want to bring the real world into the sim.
After you finish sim, THEN go do a few jumpseat rides to prepare yourself for IOE, which is the real world phase of your checkride.
After you finish sim, THEN go do a few jumpseat rides to prepare yourself for IOE, which is the real world phase of your checkride.
06-09-2006, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by MsFlight
A/C assignment is after the 1st week. That first week is all Gen Operations, which is common to each "airline." Freedom, Mesa, and Air Midwest are all considered "different" for this purpose, but they have the same senority list. If you go to Kansas City, that will be Air Midwest, and the 1900.
I wouldn't study that much ahead of time, but make sure that your life is together for the next couple months. Bills paid, dog taken care of, whatever. You don't need "at home" stress while you're in class. Remember that if you're pretty senior in class, you may not get a break for 2 months or more.
If you get the CRJ, I recommend crj2.com. No matter what, make sure you actually LOOK at the training maneuvers tab in your CFM before you get to the sim. It has all your callouts and flows. My sim partner didn't. He had a REALLY hard time, and that's before they throw double engine failures and rapid decompressions at you.
I was in the Sept CRJ class, so if you have questions, I'll answer what I can.
I wouldn't study that much ahead of time, but make sure that your life is together for the next couple months. Bills paid, dog taken care of, whatever. You don't need "at home" stress while you're in class. Remember that if you're pretty senior in class, you may not get a break for 2 months or more.
If you get the CRJ, I recommend crj2.com. No matter what, make sure you actually LOOK at the training maneuvers tab in your CFM before you get to the sim. It has all your callouts and flows. My sim partner didn't. He had a REALLY hard time, and that's before they throw double engine failures and rapid decompressions at you.
I was in the Sept CRJ class, so if you have questions, I'll answer what I can.
Also, I've said this for years.... instruments, instruments, instruments. Remember that they will teach you how to fly THIER airplanes, not how to fly. Make sure your scan is up to snuff and instrument procedures are second nature.
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