Originally Posted by
Erj135dude
The truth is that even though the job itself is "easy" once you're comfortable with the aircraft and the operation, the transition can be pure hell. I still have nightmares about my initial at flightsafety lol.
This is true. The first turn in the barrel is the hardest. Subsequent 121 events are generally easier, but if the type is significantly different, it can still be sketchy (prop to jet, steam to glass, or vice versa). Foreigners often struggle because they are used to long drawn out and detailed programs... in the US you have to drink from the firehose and figure out what's important.
Originally Posted by
Erj135dude
Each person is different, and some people need to man up and grow a thicker skin, facts. Some people maybe had bad luck too, but that's life. If someone is studying for 7h a day and can't memorize systems, then try studying for 8h, it is what it is. If your sim partner is really bad, oh well.... You'll have to do your part and 50% of his haha, which is also how things work in real life sometimes.
This too. Approach each event as though its going to be a real biatch... if it's not, you'll be ahead of the curve. Also people who think they've "arrived" and expect a 12 week victory lap are going to get hit by the train.