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08-24-2012, 12:44 PM
#1251
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: Another RJ FO
Posts: 1,272
Know the limitations packet like the back of your hand by the first day of class. That will really lighten your workload if you don't have to put anymore effort into memorizing that when class starts.
If I could change one thing about my training I might have started working on the flows a little earlier. Spend a little time practicing flows before the systems test because FTD will come up fast. We only got one day off between the systems test and the first day of FTD where you need to know the flows.
08-24-2012, 01:16 PM
#1252
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: CRJ
Posts: 249
I'm quite bummed I never flew the Bro. I was initially offered a Bro class, then they called back the same day and said they were putting me in a jet class instead. I'd already given up my other job so I couldn't wait for the next as of yet unscheduled Bro class. Good thing I didn't because the music stopped literally with our class. We were the last ones hired for nearly 7 months.
Two things to take from my story:
- never bypass a job offer if you really want to work for that company (or your poor)
- SJS is dumb and flying t-props is cooler than most think
Two things to take from my story:
- never bypass a job offer if you really want to work for that company (or your poor)
- SJS is dumb and flying t-props is cooler than most think
Gotta agree 100% with ya on flying a t-prop. I wouldn't trade my 3 yrs of flying that for anything, by far the most fun I've had in aviation, except my trips on the RJ with match point!
. Cheers to ya bro, hope things are well in your new base!
08-24-2012, 04:47 PM
#1253
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Joined APC: Sep 2008
Position: Grad school student - again...
Posts: 104
I have an interview with Skywest on Sept 6th. Any good tips I might have missed from earlier posts?
08-24-2012, 06:16 PM
#1254
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: Another RJ FO
Posts: 1,272
The typical online gouges were spot on for mine. If you have a way to get some FTD time before the interview I'd recommend it. The FTD they have you fly is really touchy. I got the ILS 6 TTN.
08-24-2012, 06:22 PM
#1255
New Hire
Joined APC: Aug 2012
Posts: 3
How long do we have (to move) after the training before we start flying?
Hey curtismarker, I am also in the Sept 3rd class
Hey curtismarker, I am also in the Sept 3rd class
08-24-2012, 06:28 PM
#1256
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: Another RJ FO
Posts: 1,272
They give you 4 moving days after completion of IOE. I had a 3 day drive across the country though and asked for two extra days and they were more than willing to give it to me. I probably could have gotten even more. The moving days are unpaid though. If you don't think they're giving you enough time just call and ask, but also plan ahead and expect to move fast.
08-25-2012, 09:11 AM
#1257
Line Holder
Joined APC: Dec 2010
Position: DaBus
Posts: 79
Training
Well, I don't know your background or experience, but for anyone coming to newhire training: Learn your limitations and memory items first, you'll be tested on them early on. Many people blow the test purely by leaving off the units when they fill in the blanks with the numbers. (I almost did!) The first day will be a lot of housekeeping and orientation. The instructors will supply the training materials so don't fret about getting ahead before you get to SLC and learning anything other than what was sent in your welcome packet.
You gotta make it past the indoc and systems tests first before you get to FTD and sim, but definitely do find the paper tiger mockup upstairs at the hotel and get to know the panel layouts. Getting your flows down right away is essential, as is knowing how the checklists read. Your time in sim is limited and the emphasis is on procedures and system failures, you'll be expected to have flows and checklists dialed in already. Knowing how to brief an approach chart and being instrument current will help you in sim, and the more the better. My partner and I got thrown an NDB approach on our sim checkride and neither of us had done one in a long time. That was, um, fun.
Your real first job is to make friends with your classmates and secure yourself a smart sim partner! Have a reasonable amount of fun and remember that if you put in the work, you will be rewarded. We have good people in our training department and they want you to succeed.
You gotta make it past the indoc and systems tests first before you get to FTD and sim, but definitely do find the paper tiger mockup upstairs at the hotel and get to know the panel layouts. Getting your flows down right away is essential, as is knowing how the checklists read. Your time in sim is limited and the emphasis is on procedures and system failures, you'll be expected to have flows and checklists dialed in already. Knowing how to brief an approach chart and being instrument current will help you in sim, and the more the better. My partner and I got thrown an NDB approach on our sim checkride and neither of us had done one in a long time. That was, um, fun.
Your real first job is to make friends with your classmates and secure yourself a smart sim partner! Have a reasonable amount of fun and remember that if you put in the work, you will be rewarded. We have good people in our training department and they want you to succeed.
08-25-2012, 09:42 AM
#1259
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Joined APC: Nov 2009
Position: AN124 FE
Posts: 1,226
08-25-2012, 02:06 PM
#1260
Rollin'
Joined APC: Sep 2008
Position: AA Airbus
Posts: 829
<--- Just for you I changed my Anna pic.
Last edited by MatchPoint; 08-25-2012 at 02:37 PM.
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