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got in the class March 8th. Super excited to get started with the company. From everything i know and have heard seems like the best place to be right now. Any current AMFrs have any good advice to help me better prepare for the first week of class?
Come prepared to take notes and study in the evening after class. Be sure you bring along the stuff they tell you to, when you get invited to the class. You'll find that some Basic Indoc days are scheduled for 0830-1700, but actually wind up lasting past 1800 because they cover so much material and are open to questions from the trainees. There's a do-or-die written test on the last day, but it isn't that hard if you've paid attention in class and studied. Same applies to airplane-specific training, which comes after Basic Indoc.
You'll probably find that Ameriflight is the most regimented flying job you've ever had, unless you've already worked for a 121 airline. They're heavily into SOPs, checklist flows, and flying their airplanes THEIR way. Sounds tough, but while other outfits are furloughing and parking airplanes Ameriflight has bought two BE-1900s and a Brasilia in the past six months or so. This is their 42nd year in business, their paychecks have always cleared the bank, and they're running new-hire classes every month.
Do a good job, follow the rules, and stick it out for a few years. Concentrate on getting domiciled where you'll get a wide variety of flying experience rather than your favorite place to live. It won't be a vacation in paradise, but that experience has repeatedly been proven to look very tasty to the major airlines.