I was the most senior in my class, at 50 years and 5 days. Very honored to be here and humbled to be the most senior and the second most experienced, in terms of flight hours. Experience has paid off by making it a fairly seamless transition.

My classmates and I were booked at our hotel for 55 consecutive nights, and I had a few off in the middle while other took and passed their type-rating verbal exams. Thankfully, I had that out of the way at a prior job. Started early February and finished April 1, 2017. Follow the company's instruction of not checking out during any days off. But you will be in Dallas for seven to eight consecutive weeks, with the possibility of a day or two off to go home. But don't count on much time off. It's a fairly saturated time during training.