Originally Posted by
sky1000
For the 747, how long should you plan on training taking? I have heard 8 to 9 weeks throughout this forum. But is 8 weeks reasonable to expect? If you needed 3 days off during the beginning of week 9 would this be possible? I'm guessing that would be right before your final checkride and rather difficult.
I was Oct 12 - Dec 18. In my class there were a few that stayed longer. You could ask for specific days, but you'll find yourself messing up the puzzle if it wasn't an original scheduled day off. I left MIA on Dec 18 and have been in San Diego waiting OE. It's Feb and I don't see it this month. So I'm learning to sail, reading a Tony Robbins book on finances and finding ways to pay $2000 mortgage on a 1600 salary. It's exciting. I just cant' wait to get my pee pee slapped when I say "positive rate" on takeoff. You may want to lurk in ANC and get picked up for OE that way. My inexperienced two cents. Good Luck!