Originally Posted by
John2375
In training at Mesa- great instructors and atmosphere. I've passed all tests and orals so far.
However now I'm in cockpit procedures training in prep for sim training. However I cannot memorize and "get" flows and callouts. I've always been a single pilot so I've never had to deal with the crew concept.
I don't know if I should proceed into sim and risk flunking and hurting my career... or quit one and go back to single pilot ops.
If you want to advance your career, even in single pilot ops, you better get used to memorizing flows and callouts. You'll have to do this getting type ratings and other stuff, even if it's for single-pilot ops. Although you might be aided by a checklist in some cases, you have to know what you are doing and the flow, otherwise you spend too much time hunting and trying to figure stuff out. This is one of the benefits of the more structured 141 schools, but you can do this on your own as well. Practice, practice, practice. Visualize, practice. Are you writing these flows down? How much time is spent doing it? It may seem insurmountable, but I guarantee the next ones you learn will be much easier and you'll see that it IS possible to learn flows.