Originally Posted by
jungle driver
I would not recommend doing a SAN turn for observations. yes its a short flight and most guys just want to get them done with but the whole point of the observations is to learn a little bit. SAN is so short that you won't even catch half of what is going on and you won't have any time to ask questions. take a flight over to LAX and then do LAS or SJC or SMF. they are all about an hour flight and you will have a little more time to see things and ask question and still make it back to PHX the same day.
Seriously, the hardest transition for newbies is understanding the PACE of jet ops. Don’t think about this as just something to check off the list, try to actually get something out of the experience. Yes, you almost certainly will get type-rated regardless, but appropriate experience will expedite your transition to being a real positive to the other person in the cockpit who can handle a reasonable share of the workload rather than just someone to be there in an emergency like Otto...
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