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Fly Faster
What is the schedule like during Indoc and new hire, aircraft-specific training? Do you have weekends off, and what are the hours generally during the days? Thanks -
Indoc. 9 days. 8am-5pm, maybe get out a bit earlier some days. M-F, 2 days off, M-Th. Get positive space ticket home and back for weekend. Minimum 7 days off between Indoc & aircraft training, during which you are expected to complete the home study course. Actually ranges from 7 days to 2.5 weeks near as I can tell. Aircraft training is fleet specific but in my case (MD88/90) I'm scheduled for just under a month, generally ~5 days on 2 days off. Again with positive space home for each 2 day period off. They try to get you early periods your last day in the block and late periods your first day back, though no guarantees. They say they're starting most guys on OE 1-2 weeks after their checkride, 717 excepted...but the backlog on that isn't nearly what it was, running around ~1month wait right now.