2nd best pilot

If I start training in a month, assuming all 3 take home tests are completed, does anyone have any detailed guidelines for survival in training?

I have the zip drive with an unorganized cluster of information. What should I study the hardest to give me a head start? Systems? FOM? Flows (on this zip drive, I have about 3 different checklists and flows that each say something different)?

TurboDVR42

I do not work for PDT, but this could not hurt...
1. Look over FOM
2. Mem itmes must be memorized
3. Limitations
4. Profiles/Call-outs

If you have those down prior to ground school I think you should do fine. Systems are comlicated, and it is probably better if you just learn them in class the ways PDT wants you to know them. After they are taught that is when you should review, review and review some more.
Good luck!

piper338

Welcome to Piedmont,

It's been awhile, but I would study limitations, flows, and immediate action items the most. Also, I don't know what background you are coming from, but have your instrument skills down.


Good luck

crabinow16

Go through the Limitations section and make notecards for every limitations.

2nd best pilot

Thank you all! I've constructed a study checklist based on your information.

My background: Just 95 short on the cross country for meeting all the experience for 61.159 ATP and a small amount of King Air experience. Reading the previous posts on this thread have got me puckering.

I've been practicing checklist and immediate action items with a detailed Dash 8-300 on FSX and plan on making flashcards for every switch in the aircraft, on and off. I have no 121 experience so I think company Ops Specs and legalities are haunting me the most. It seems a lot of curve balls on tests can be thrown from those subjects. For example the "can we depart? can we land?" questions.

FixTheMess

This pretty much sums up Piedmont's management and training in a nutshell. This is a direct indication of how Piedmont conducts business day to day.


I would recommend going elsewhere, if that is an option for you. But, if you are hell-bent on having a go here, I would have all limitations memorized when you arrive. Read over and study the entire systems manual as well as FOM. That would give you a good leg up. I'd forget the flows until you go over them in class. They seem to change class to class, and some can be slightly tailored to your preference. You will have ample study time and paper trainer time to learn/practice the flows when you get here. In training be polite, hard-working, and humble. The heads of training as well as management are on ego trips, and want to see you tuck your tail when they come into the room.

Good luck, but be prepared to be disappointed with your treatment by anyone from management. On the upside, we have a lot of good fellow employees, which is one of the few things that helps everyone keep their sanity here. A bit of a rant, but I hope some of the information is useful to you.

hazrd

Drink. Heavily. Thats my recommendation.

bigscrillywilli

PDT is a pretty good airline to work for....if you don't have any dignity or self-respect.

CaptainMe

Take it one test at a time.

Limitations, but not the part about instrument markings. Know the powerplant charts and notes in that section.
Memory items that are boxed in the non normal/emergency checklist.

And yes, drink heavily.

FlyingShawn

Did Scheduling change the script recently?

Their voicemails used to be either "we have plans for your reserve/standby day tomorrow" or "we have an adjusted on-call for you tomorrow."

This morning I got two calls with voicemails along the lines of "wanted to make sure we're on the same page for your day tomorrow, give us a call back." Then, when the afternoon shift started, I got the more standard "adjusted on-call" message.

What do you think: new script or trying to trick me into calling back for a junior man?