Originally Posted by
Tumbleweed
I'm in the October 11th class... phew! I wasn't able to get a lot of questions answered in the short phone call but it sounds like you find out the equipment and base before class. Indoc is two weeks then you have two to three weeks off before going to aircraft-specific training, correct? Here are a few questions for anyone that may know:
1) At some point do you have a fairly concrete syllabus that lets you know when you're in training and when you have breaks (there's a wedding my wife is curious about being able to attend).
2) Roughly how long is systems? Is there a lengthy break between systems and sim? Sim and IOE?
3) When do benefits kick in? Health/travel?
Thanks a lot. I'm thrilled and flattered to be joining Delta's ranks!
Lots of good info here, all of it accurate. To expand on that:
1) At some point during the 2-week indoc, they'll give you your sim schedule. IOE isn't scheduled until you are done with the sims. If you have an important event to attend to, tell them when you first get to class and they will try to work with you. How much will depend on the gravity of the event: If it's your wedding, they'll move mountains to get you off. If you got football tickets, probably not so much. It's much easier to request a specific time off (a day or two) if it falls when you'll be doing IOE because they have more flexibility scheduling that. I wanted a couple of days off to go see Jimmy Buffett and they said no problem.
2) Systems is on a CD which has to be completed before you take your systems validation (a computer test), which is at the end of your first week of sims (a procedures trainer, actually). Wait time between indoc and sims will vary depending on how busy the school house is. In my class, we had guys go straight to the sims, after a few days off, to guys waiting a couple of months. The gap between sims and IOE is usually much shorter.
3) benefits start on day 1, but for travel, it will take a few days for things like your companion/dependents/parents to catch up in the system.
Welcome aboard.