dn_wisconsin

The instructor I'm flying with this month thinks its 12 in September and 16 in October. I guess they are spooling up rather than just jumping into it.

beech_nut

Guess that's why my entire new hire class had our sims moved up 2 months.

Hugh Betcha

Congrats Beech,

I've never flown with you and this is not directed at you.

I take it you've been given a class date that's been moved up. The training is first class. If you've been flying 121 in any capacity you'll have a blast. Really a fun and first class experience.

New Hire Unsolicited Advice:

Stop that Vertical Speed RJ crap and just push the frikin' button. Then the other button right away. Then pull back a little when you see the other guy wince and don't heat the brakes up.

Ignore what you've been taught in training and don't select Autobrakes Low every landing because that worked in the Sim and OE . Try Manual brakes and full reverse. Let it roll out to the next high speed.

No Drama.

Let the airplane manage the profile. After a while... (when your employee number gets higher than the Dow Jones Average) hand flying a vertical speed constant angle of descent from 380 to 6000 (for the pax comfort) won't seem so important to you to prove you are an aviator.

We get you RJ guys are all awesome stud jet pilots. Younger and studlier than us.

PS

You will never be as good a stick as you used to be.

Ever.

Welcome Aboard!

dn_wisconsin

I think he's talking about recurrent. Base months are getting moved around so they don't have an overload when hiring picks up again.

falcon2000aj

Heard from the grapevine SWA/AT paid us a pretty penny for our DCA gate. They also gave us 5 gates at BWI... 5 gates!!!

Normann

I especially love the DES mode when you start slightly above profile and the airplane immediately makes a hard nose over until the top of the speed bracket, followed by a hard pull up when it captures the profile seconds later. It is really useful when you haul peeps to MCO. It prepares them for the roller coasters. Another application is going to LAS from say ORD when the galley is sold out and we have a handful of drunks. They love to start the Vegas party early, puking on short final comes natural.

VS gives you the best ride and the best prediction about level off. I would not use it when flying a complex arrival with many step downs or when there are other distracting factors like fatigue. But it is by far the best mode to recapture the profile then reengage DES unless you are really high. It is more work for sure. But lately with the 320 software I have seen so many anomalies that I must watch DES mode like a hawk. You just have to.

How about let the FO fly his leg and experience all the different options? Of course step in when needed.

I do agree about managing the brakes. Just don't tell the FAA or a check airman that you don't plan on breaking immediately after touchdown. Most will not like that at all.

Sailor

lol, I was gonna say the same thing.

Sailor

I wonder I we are getting some relief on FLL-MCO-FLL also. SW is discontinuing all 3-4 flights a day they have on JAN.

gearcrankr

Nice post Hugh. Any room over there for a steam gauge three holer type??? I still have an analog brain.

beech_nut

It was my recurrent that got moved up. Sorry if I was unclear. No complaints of course. I love to see all the hiring. I'm moving up faster than I could have hoped for or imagined.