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Old 05-05-2014, 06:20 AM
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Wanted to share my experience for those who are curious or wonder what comes after the congrats call. I just finished company indoc, two weeks long, the whole process was first class- on the second day, last event was when we picked our aircraft base assignments. They put your name on a excell list by order of who is oldest first. Then they put the list of aircraft by seniority(determined by graduation day) then the oldest pilot picks first down to the youngest. Most everybody got what they wanted. That night is a formal dinner with some top guys. John Hale presents you and your wife with a set of wings- it's all very nicely done. The rest of the time is a lot of company indoc classes and some classes where we go over some basic aviation training (wind shear, jepps, performance ) Everyone is nice and genuinely happy to see new hires. AA headquarters is like a giant college campus. Now I have about a month off at home to prepare for ground school and simulators. Overall I couldn't be happier with the experience and company.
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Old 05-05-2014, 10:08 AM
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Wanted to share my experience for those who are curious or wonder what comes after the congrats call. I just finished company indoc, two weeks long, the whole process was first class- on the second day, last event was when we picked our aircraft base assignments. They put your name on a excell list by order of who is oldest first. Then they put the list of aircraft by seniority(determined by graduation day) then the oldest pilot picks first down to the youngest. Most everybody got what they wanted. That night is a formal dinner with some top guys. John Hale presents you and your wife with a set of wings- it's all very nicely done. The rest of the time is a lot of company indoc classes and some classes where we go over some basic aviation training (wind shear, jepps, performance ) Everyone is nice and genuinely happy to see new hires. AA headquarters is like a giant college campus. Now I have about a month off at home to prepare for ground school and simulators. Overall I couldn't be happier with the experience and company.
Great info! Can't wait! How much time between receiving the assignment list and having to choose? Minutes?
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Old 05-05-2014, 12:00 PM
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Thanks for sharing. You're my boy, Blue!
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Old 05-05-2014, 06:11 PM
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Appreciate the update bluelion!
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Old 05-05-2014, 06:46 PM
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Sounds great! Just sitting in the hotel waiting for day one tomorrow.......
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Old 05-05-2014, 07:22 PM
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Beagle. Enjoy. It's a bit of a mind numbing experience but nothing you can't handle. La Margarita is a new tradition after day one. Good food.

Great to see activity on this page too.
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Old 05-05-2014, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Beagle Capt View Post
Sounds great! Just sitting in the hotel waiting for day one tomorrow.......
I'll see ya tomorrow Beagle.
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Old 05-05-2014, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by redthread View Post
Great info! Can't wait! How much time between receiving the assignment list and having to choose? Minutes?
About a minute.
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Old 05-05-2014, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by redthread View Post
Great info! Can't wait! How much time between receiving the assignment list and having to choose? Minutes?
About a minute.
Yikes! Well, it's not like one hasn't already given it a lot of thought by that point.
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Old 05-05-2014, 10:01 PM
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Well, a minute for the senior pilot in the room. The last few have a long wait. Either way, it's not like there are that many choices. Our class had three, 767 MIA, 737 MIA, or MD80 DFW. So the choice was really do I choose something at the top of the seniority list regardless of aircraft or base, or do I trade seniority to fly a certain airplane or try and make my commute or home base MIA or DFW?
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