I have been with XJ for over 7 years. So yes... I am confessing my amount of experience.

I'm not advocating that senior line pilots know more than the average joe. I'm advocating that you don't ask a fellow new hire for insight and guidance. They're probably looking for the same. The only people that can help you are the ones that have been around the block. As I said earlier... USE THEM as tools, mentors and friends. I'm not trying to divide the senior and the junior. I'm just trying to be as helpful as possible.

Use your mentors and your reps for answers to facts. You can't expect anyone to know answers to questions that are based on speculation.... ie OE wait times.

The first rule of working for an airline is to be flexible. What goes on today may not be happening next week. If you expect anything more, you're nuts.
The second rule is to trust only fact and not rumor, which is a disease in this industry.

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