Originally Posted by
evh347
Specifically for the -200 Mesaba guys awaiting IOE....I have this advice:
- Go over your "crew brief" and your "final brief". The first time I tried going through it, it was sloppy. On the line, they treat it differently then they teach you in SIM. It's like a flow (it's easy), but it will take practice.
- Go over your Visual approach profiles and learn how to brief it. A good brief can be completed in under 15 seconds. Don't brief it like an ILS. If you have a Fed on board, brief it like the ILS briefing. Otherwise, don't bother.
- Don't refer to your FA as "flight attendant" in your PA announcements. They have a name, use it. It's just a courtesy and remember that just because the door is closed, there are people back there.
- As I stated earlier, leave your lunch pack in the crewroom refrigerators.
- Invest in shoes that don't "squeak" going through security. My sketchers are really comfortable, but it's such a pain to take them on/off every day. In the time it took me to go through security, my captain had passed me...passed security...picked up some Starbuck's coffee...and was waiting for me at the end. Ugh.
- Swallow that pride...you're not as good as you think you are.
Best of luck to all.
I don't fly for Mesaba, but I'd probably add one more point to you list. This might sound silly to some of you, but practice your PA announcements. At least think about what you are going to say for different situations. I've heard some really bad ones lately while deadheading (not on XJ).