During indoc learn your required immediate action items and limitations. Get these down cold - they are teasted to 100%. Get up to proficiency on your systems, these are tested to 80% and for First Officers a mistake can be debriefed.

Then start chair flying your cockpit poster beginning with your Cockpit Check, Before Start flow, Start, Taxi Engine Start, Before Takeoff, Take Off to the line, below and chair fly the rest of the flight thinking about profiles, making your call outs, Descent and Approach, Landing Check, After Landing and Shut Down. As your "flights" start to get boring start to throw in an emergency or abnormal to deal with.

These ASA training is actually easier than other airlines I have flown for because it is well organized and the Instructors have experienced training pilots who are new to 121 operations. There is a lot more spoon feeding at ASA than at other airlines that basically tell you "there are the books, come back ready for your test."

It is a lot to learn. If you need help - ask for it. Your best source of help will be your sim buddy since both of you benefit from studying together.

The number 1 rule is to keep a good attitude. If you make a mistake, say you learned and try it again. Either way, smile, nod you head and move on.

Excellent article by the way - but you - go study! (or have a beer with your classmates while talking systems) You don't have time to be on this web board. All the MTSU guys that came before you did a good job, you will do great also.