Originally Posted by
hemi340
As an up and coming aviator, I am interested to learn from others experiences. If I don’t have to make all the same mistakes as someone else, I will be happy. What are some of the things current captains wish their new first officers knew? What do you wish you had known before your first airline pilot job? What are current pilots lacking when they get to the airlines that should be remedied?
During indoc/initial sims focus on the basics. Study ahead so you know your flows, actions and callouts, EPs, and limitations.
Once you’re in IOE, the one specific piece of advice I wish someone had given me is to study the airport diagrams if you haven’t operated at large airports before. Look for standard taxi routes in your jepp charts and ask your captain about expected taxi instructions. I’m former MIL so I hadn’t operated from large airline hubs. I learned this lesson the hard way.