That easy. Coming from a CFII background, I stressed myself out trying to learn everything and the reasoning why. The FMS pilot guide is 800+ PDF pages alone, the AOM volume 1 & 2 is over 2400+ PDF pages. The point I’m trying to make is, there is a crap ton of information and there is no way you can cover it all in two weeks of systems class, not even bringing up flows/procedures you cover too. Study, work with others in class(group study turns into BS sessions and very little gets done), ask questions and for help if needed. SKW wants you to succeed.
*edited to add my experience was on the ERJ. CRJ mileage may vary
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GrayFlyer
10 year military helo guy here moving to KC-135s after I leave Active Duty at the end of the year. I've heard of the occasional helo guy struggling in KC-135 training, though I don't know of the specifics (If I had to guess, it'd be adjusting to the speed at which things happen, not systems). How have your ex-military rotary classmates done with the SkyWest training?
I have an engineering undergrad so I tend to overthink stuff, but some of the posts in this thread seem like red flags that might steer somebody away from SkyWest while other posts make it sound like great training. I get it, it's the internet, but what's the ground truth? I am very much unaware of what airline training is like and obviously everybody is coming from a different background, but reading the back-and-forth here makes it hard for an outsider to get an idea of how it really is. Is there a general consensus as to what's causing guys to not make it? [MENTION=52685]PhotoFlyer[/MENTION] what's your flying background?