Originally Posted by Cessnaflyer1213

This thread has gotten interesting .... to the original question, is Air Wis and CAE a good choice? It sounds like in the original author’s circumstances, I would encourage you to consider applying. They are pretty much still taking anyone with a pilots license and a pulse. Columbia will be a crew base for at least a couple more years, but that may change sooner than people think/wish. There are many that wish AW would give up east coast/Dulles operations in favor of shifting west/Denver ops. And who knows, they may ...

Then, this thread appears to have shifted to training with primary focus on Cockpit Procedures Training (CPT). I have done a lot of teaching in many technical fields requiring similar knowledge levels as CPT, and my opinion is that this particular class is poorly structured for the amount of learning that needs to happen. If you didn’t have the time or understanding to read ahead and see what to expect, you can easily be blind sided and/or fail the training. You have 96 hours to memorize a ton of information, to work with a teammate you’ve never met, and have to sleep in there somewhere.

I came through the training, all on footprint. I was blessed with several very good instructors which helped a ton. I studied hard, read ahead, and tried to be as prepared as I could be. But, this particular section is poorly designed, too short, and can contribute highly to failures either at this section or later sim training. In my opinion, this class could easily be stretched into a 2 week session and should include Level B, non-moving simulators or some kind of touch screen system. The old paper tiger is a poor learning system in the 21st century. Do people get through it? Yes, but good people are being washed out by a poor learning process too. Success rates would increase dramatically if this section were improved.

So, I hope folks consider coming to AW but be prepared to read, study hard, and put some work into sitting on the flight deck.