Originally Posted by
gar9495
Does anyone know which things to focus on for the read aheads before getting to Coast in San Marcos? I’m guessing anything for the ‘SOP’ and local area. What about aircraft specific? Assuming getting your schedule would dictate what was priority. (MEL or time building)
If you are an experienced pilot who made it through your Aircraft Commander board... you don't need to front-end load anything for Coast.
Bring a headset, an iPad mini with ForeFlight, and a kneeboard to attach said iPad to your leg. There, your prep is done.
It's VFR flights in an easy environment. Some of the Army guys had a steeper learning curve when we based out of San Diego... especially if they were from a non-instrument-rated helo, but that was just because SD has a ton of complicated Bravo airspace.
San Marcos is a VFR field out on it's own by some cow pastures.
What ratings do you already have from your MilComp exam? If you only need the Multi-Engine Comm add-on like most Navy guys, then you'll be doing a bunch of Cessna time before you see the Seminole anyway. It's easy.