Originally Posted by
Cruz5350
That's what I figured but my check airman said it's an A/C checkout now and they labeled my trip OOE. Either way I'm not complaining gets me out of a day of reserve.
OOE just means Other Operating Experience. Your 700/900 IOE is always coded like that. The 900 checkout isn't required but I've heard of plenty of people who have talked scheduling into getting one just to avoid a few days of reserve. Your situation isn't uncommon, it's just not required.
When I transitioned to the CRJ I had a line right away so I actually tried to avoid the 900 check out on purpose just to make sure I could bid for the following month. If I had done a 900 checkout I may have ended up on reserve for a month for no reason.