Originally Posted by
ralphmacheo
tg020,
Do you know the hours and what ratings of some others in your class? Also, how many were in your class? I'm close to the mins and was kinda wondering what my chances are. Thanks
Well..there were 12 of us to start with and one didn't make it through Indoc. He's a nice guy too and I wish him the best. The people in the class are ranging from ~1700hrs to less than me(~700).
Most of the people that are less than me, however, has been through some RJ training. I believe only one guy has ATP and another(different guy) has 121 experience, the rest of us are GA and flight instructors. Don't worry about ATP written for interview, it ony has to be completed within 1 yr from hire.
Originally Posted by
slipaway
tg020,
What does indoc consist of and why is it so hard? I guess I always thought the sim was the phase most likely to cause problems.
Thanks.
To be honest with you, I don't know why either. Don't let me fool you either since some of us had easy time, just the majority didn't think it's easy. All I can tell you is it can be done and group study helps a lot in Indoc. I guess it's 2 weeks of trying to crunch everything about company policies and "121" regs into your "91" head in such a short amount of time. I know there might be someone that has just finished Indoc that can explain better than I do.
Here are what the training consists of when I went through, (and my opinion)
1. Indoc - 2 wks in Appleton, WI (hardest)
2. System - 2 wks in Charlotte, NC (easiest)
3. Cockpit Procedure Trainer - 4 days in Charlotte, NC (easy)
4. Sim - 8 training sessions, 1 checkride, 1 LOFT in Charlotte, NC (not too bad)
Some of the guys went to the different places for the sim but those are the time frame for training. I was lucky enough to have 1 week break between system and CPT, and 5 days between CPT and sim. Some even got more time between.
Indoc is do-able, just pay more attention to it and get together with your peers.