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Begins with orientation - half day event, you learn about the company, training, pay, etc. and put on payroll. You also get some study materials and I highly recommend to start memorizing flows, profiles, memory items, and limitations. At the end of orientation, they will typically announce the first indoc group. This is based on seniority (Cadets > DECs > FOs).

Indoc is a week - you bid for base/equipment, you get your badge, EFB, company materials, etc. You spend the week going over the FOM/AOM and hear from higher ups in the training department, flight ops, crew scheduling, and the ALPA reps come by. At the end of the week, you take a test on the FOM. Its open book so its pretty easy. By the end of the week, you'll know if you're coming back on monday for doors/specials training or if you have a week or two off.

Doors/security/fatigue/specials training is two days at the HQ - you spend the first day going over security and the second day you learn how to open the doors, DV window, use a fire extinguiser, etc. The rest of the week you complete CBTs (computer based training) at home to learn the aircraft systems.

After CBTs you come back for systems and FMS lab. This is a week long where you get lectured on aircraft systems, you spend a day in the FMS lab learning how to program the FMS and use the GP. One of the days during this week you'll take your KV (knowledge validation) which is a 150 question, multiple choice exam that covers systems, limitations, and some FOM items. That week you also bid for simulator slot times. Seniority based - you'll either get paired with a CA/FO pairing or FO/FO or CA/CA depending on who is in your class so YMMV.

After systems/KV, you come back for two weeks for CPTs (cockpit procedures training) where you sit in a flat panel trainer with your sim partner and fly different flight plans and practice your flows/profiles with an instructor. There are 8 CPTs to get through with (CPT 1 through 5 is Mon - Fri, then 6 through 8 is the following Mon - Wed). On Thursday, you take your PV (procedures validation) where you'll be right seat with an instructor in the left seat and you go through a flight with an RNAV SID, holding, QRH procedure, diversion back, and an approach). At the end of that week you do differences training which is one day.

After all that is complete, you'll typically have 8 days off and start simulator training on a saturday. You get 8 simulator sessions with a 3 day break in the middle. After the 8 sessions, you'll take your MV (maneuver validation). This consists of V1 cuts, single engine ILS, SE go around, CAT II approach, stall recovery, etc. The day after your MV you take the QLOE which is your official FAA checkride. Usually consists of two legs (i.e. DCA - JFK - BWI) and you'll have some failures sprinkled in.

Once your checkride is passed, you get 3 days off before starting IOE. Hope this helps!