Originally Posted by Denny Crane

No. They send you a memory stick with all the systems on it. Day 1 equals review. Day 2 equals ESV (electronic systems validation). This is the way the ESV works: It's broken up in to different systems. You need to get at least 80% of the questions correct. If the computer sees you getting less than 80%, it will add questions on that system to try and get you up to 80%. If you fail 2 systems, you can get re-trained and take only those two on a retake. 3 separate systems failures and you retake the whole test. It's been a few months but I think that was how it worked.

I'll second the STUDY THE LOD (learning objectives document)! It's where all the questions on the ESV come from. After the ESV you start in the procedures trainer doing FMS and normal procedures like preflighting etc.

On another note, boy am I glad I got hired when I did! I don't think I'd ever make it in today's environment!

Denny