Originally Posted by
idlethrust
Ive heard the airwis training is brutal,not as bad as piedmont but its tough.Alot of limitations and memory items and alot of useless bs they want you to remember..Any truth to the single engine non precision hand flown approaches down to mins in the sim? Fact or fiction.
I know pdt does that garbage,not sure about wiz.
Training is brutal here. Instructors will hit you, yell and you and berate you. If you do something really stupid, they'll pour sulphuric acid on your genitals or give you electric shock to your genitals.
Expect a few black eyes and some broken bones.
Now, in all seriousness. The instructors are there for you. They want you to pass and do well. It's a reflection on them. What you need to do is stop worrying about the hand held single engine non precision approaches. Nail them during your sim lessons and it'll be a piece of cake on your type ride.
Instead of worrying about **** you hear, come in with a positive attitude and be well prepared. Know your flows, limitations, memory items, call outs and profiles and procedures. That's 90% of your battle. The flying part, will come. And the instructors will give you good oral prep.
If the examiner is digging deep on the oral, he or she is trying to get you through. If you have strong knowledge of a system, they'll ask some questions and move on. It's like driving your car. You have to know a little bit about the features before you can use them.
Same concept with the plane.
It's not hard at all. It's just a lot of work. If you're willing to put the work in, great! Come aboard and we'd love to have you. If your attitude sucks and you don't want to put in the work, we don't want or need you. Besides they'll weed those out anyway.
Just my $.02
Take it for what it's worth