Originally Posted by
iceraide
Here's one for you...I start sim tomorrow after a two week "vacation" due to sim backlog. I received a phone call yesterday morning letting me know that my sim partner has "resigned" and that I will be by myself throughout. On top of that, they cut my session time in half since there is only one new FO in training now.
Without having a partner to train with at the hotel, giving each other hints and code words and such...what are some thoughts on making it through...
....and don't say study your callouts/profiles/flows....I know that much already
I had the same thing happen in initial and I was "odd man out" for upgrade. All my sims were shortened. It was actually a blessing. My PNF for each event was a check airman or a sim instructor. They want to get you through and will really help you out if they see something that you are doing wrong (you will do things wrong, that's why you are in training). For studying on your own, once you know the books, CHAIR FLY. It looks goofy, so doing it out of view in the others may help.
You can also study with others. You are most likely not in a class of 1. I even taught my wife the profiles, gave her the book, and ran it. Teaching it is mastering it.
*Caution, you may be calling for the QRH in the middle of the night and will need to be informed that you are on the ground and the fire is extinguished... I slapped her leg once in the middle of the night after studying for a PC (she obviously didn't bring the flaps up as commanded...). She now hates when I have a sim event because she is afraid she will get hit in the middle of the night a few days prior. It's a joke in our house now.
Plenty of folks have made it through solo. IMHO it's actually better since the guy next to you knows exactly what you should be doing and when you should be doing it.