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Old 05-01-2007 | 08:16 PM
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dundem
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Just a few things that I wished I knew before I got there:

1) You will need a proper flight-bag, bring your own or buy a $350 one from some guys on property.

2) You will need three 2" Jepp type binders and one 1" for the Jepp Charts.

3) Pray from now until then that you get a compatible roomie; some people in my class were really not good for each other.

4) Training is unpaid until you pass your PC so bring cash.

5) You should have at least one dress shirt and tie for your Oral and Checkride.

6) If you are not coming off of a turbine-powered aircraft, go get the Turbine Pilot Flight Manual and become familiar with transport category aircraft systems and terminology. For example, some people in my class did not know what a bleed was...really.

7) Though you can go home on your days off, if possible resist the temptation and focus on passing all your gates on the 1st attempt- the washout rate was pretty high during my time in the training center.

Any questions, feel free to PM me.
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