preparing for a recurrent PC
When I went through new hire training I didn't have a single problem. I passed every single eval. flight including the final checkride without failing a single event. I'm in my third year as an FO at my company, yet every time I go in for a recurrent PC I seem to have problems. I study my manuals and systems as I should, and I don't fail, but I always have a lot of difficulty trying to get through them. The sim fly's nothing like the aircraft and everyone knows we don't fly profiles to a " T " on the line.
So what am I missing? How do you guys usually prepare for a PC? How far in advance do you start studying? What exactly do you study besides memory items and systems and such? How do you prepare for the sim? I've never failed a checkride before, but I really don't want to start if there's something I'm missing here. Thanks.