Originally Posted by
wrxpilot
The only people I’ve personally see not succeed at my airline (SkyWest), were those that went out drinking every night. Meanwhile, the rest of us were studying every night during the week, only taking a break for dinner, the gym, and maybe a quick TV show or something to unwind. After all, you don’t want to go so hard that you get burned out. Oh, and I always do something fun like hiking or whatever on the weekends, as well as have a couple beers and a nice dinner.
This. Always worked well for me. And I've done military programs where you didn't even have room to breath, trust me if there's an opportunity to manage stress, make use of it.
Originally Posted by
wrxpilot
One thing I’ve always heard in the regional training programs is to make sure you study in groups. I’ve NEVER been that guy, and I really find group study counterproductive and a huge waste of time. I study by myself just fine. However, working diligently with your sim partner to be proficient on flows and callouts prior to sim is extremely important for a successful outcome. If you go into day 1 of sim not knowing that, you are really screwing yourself.
This too. Whether you study in a group or alone is up to you. I'm much more of a loner in that regard, but I would join the group occasionally just to make sure I wasn't oblivious to anything important.
Also working with your partner. I would memorize on my own, and then rehearse with the partner.
Also once you're in sim, continue to chair fly and incorporate ALL the actions would take in the sim. If you just talk through flows and profiles, but gloss over things like setting up the instruments or getting the wx guess what you'll miss in the box?