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Old 06-30-2014 | 09:16 PM
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I'll post what I said last time about ATW, the hotel, and training:

New Hires are lodged in the Radisson downtown...same place visiting NFL teams stay when playing Green Bay. Laundry on-site, gym, pool, five eateries including a high-end steakhouse, Jimmy Buffet-style tiki bar, sports bar, standard hotel dining, and coffee shop. Just out the door are numerous, bars, restaurants, pizzerias, sandwich shops, etc and a Walgreens within summertime walking distance. The YMCA is three blocks away plus the hotel is a block from the river and lots of trails.

The hotel will take you on food runs to grocery stores, try to get them to go to Woodman's if possible...they have the best prices. You will have a mini-fridge and microwave in your room.

You are there for a month (2 weeks Indoc, 2 weeks systems) and have the weekends to yourself so there will be time and variety...you will not be at some hotel near the airport with a Hardees and a gas station as the only options. There are two colleges in ATW that are nearby so lots of vibrancy but as someone said above...don't be stupid when out and about.

BUT...you are there to study and most trainees spend their time in group study at the hotel, which sets aside private areas for this.

As for sim...you won't learn your sim time until systems...you'll get about 5 days of CPT and then at least 10 sim sessions including the checkride...sims are scheduled 8 hours a day including pre and post briefs...your instructors will explain the correct details...but that's usually what you can expect.
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