Originally Posted by
captjns
First I hope your wife has fully recovered from her illness. I know Its too late to suggest a postponement in training until your situation was on the uptick... so I won’t. Airlines, like many corporations, have an Employee Assitance Program. In some cases, not all but, supervisors and yes, even, HR, can provide assistance too.
FlyGuy1988, you never imparted your experience prior to joining [Horizon]. Did you have prior experience in complex aircraft high performance aircraft equipped with FMS’s... such as Garmin, Honeywell, or Collins? Is this your first multi crew position? You mentioned a failed ATP... was that before joining [Horizon], or was the failed check ride to be an original ATP and Type Rating?
Some, brand new to the industry, may have an unrealistic expectation that their airline will “get them through the program” because of the dire need of crewmembers. Some provide additional training for various reasons.... such as a genuine desire to see the new hire succeed. A lot of time and money invested in their new asset. And of course to avoid litigation.
All the best to you and your wife for getting your career back on track.
Prior to my airline, I was a Flight Instructor. I flew mostly GA aircraft. I had some CRJ-200 training in college, but my airline was the first multi-crew 121 job that I'd ever had.
Up until the end, I was fairly comfortable with the systems. It's a difficult system to learn, but I was comfortable. Mistakes I made were typical for a new hire in training. Now, I will admit my own mistakes when I make them, however, my instructors would literally tell me that they told my captain not to do anything or give me clearances that would force me to do something with the FMS that I'd never seen before (because it was never in any scripts). A few friends with the airline after I explained to them what happened told me, they didn't learn how to do what I did until they got to the actual aircraft...