That probably helped a LOT. But they were definitely not making us know a bunch of useless details this time around. They just taught us what we need to know, not stupid BS like what the service life on the onboard oxygen bottles was and what they were made out of (no joke, several of the CAs in my transition class and others that I've flown with had plenty of horror stories from their orals on the 1900 upgrade). Only the relevant stuff about how the systems worked...you know like pretty much EVERY other 121 program does. I've heard a bunch of testimonials from various 3M alums about how much easier the other 121 training programs they went through down the road were compared to old-school 3M. I think having Pan Am doing the training instead of our in-house instructors was the key. I only hope they don't spoil the party down the road when they take over. If things stay like this, I'm actually looking forward to my upgrade next year instead of dreading the experience.