What is training like at the ACMI world?
#62
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Joined APC: Aug 2020
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Every time I tried to get the ok from the schedulers to go home, they changed my schedule where I couldn’t go home. There is no apparent rhyme or reason to how they schedule. You may have 5 or 6 straight days on, then 1 off, and back into a string of in days. I had 3 consecutive days of 0400 sims. 1 day off, then an 0800 sim, back to 0400 sim. Ball buster. Some guys had almost 2 wks off. I was very happy to leave MIA.
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#63
Your best bet is to bring the car down and have your family visit. The only time I saw folks get to go home was over Christmas when didn’t have any training going for a few days. I didn’t bother going home, I just stayed and took it easy.
Yeah, training will be a lot and schedules changes so often. It is almost more stressful just to travel home then it is to stay. Bring the car and try to enjoy Miami.
Yeah, training will be a lot and schedules changes so often. It is almost more stressful just to travel home then it is to stay. Bring the car and try to enjoy Miami.
#64
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Joined APC: Aug 2020
Posts: 53
I had my truck and it was my sanity. I got out everyday to get away from the hotel and the trng ctr. There were times when I could have gone home, but I didn’t have that warm fuzzy feeling that the schedule wouldn’t change. My family came down for a week, which was awesome. I am just not a MIA fan. Love the weather but it is definitely like being in another country.
Trng is what you make it. The guys in my class were awesome. We hung out together, grilled after every big milestone, and kept each other motivated. It was a long 93 days, but we all made it thru and we’re glad it was over. We all stay in contact thru group text.
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Trng is what you make it. The guys in my class were awesome. We hung out together, grilled after every big milestone, and kept each other motivated. It was a long 93 days, but we all made it thru and we’re glad it was over. We all stay in contact thru group text.
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#66
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Joined APC: Dec 2014
Position: Large cabin Bizjet
Posts: 448
Your best bet is to bring the car down and have your family visit. The only time I saw folks get to go home was over Christmas when didn’t have any training going for a few days. I didn’t bother going home, I just stayed and took it easy.
Yeah, training will be a lot and schedules changes so often. It is almost more stressful just to travel home then it is to stay. Bring the car and try to enjoy Miami.
Yeah, training will be a lot and schedules changes so often. It is almost more stressful just to travel home then it is to stay. Bring the car and try to enjoy Miami.
Someone asked what airplane I’m in, and the answer is 767.
#67
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Joined APC: Mar 2013
Posts: 393
Years ago the training footprint was 70-72 days. Then they started adding things.. A manual handling sim session, because people couldn’t hand fly and it was causing problems. A landing sim session, because people were bending aircraft at an alarming rate just from bad landing techniques. A upset recovery sim session, because the FAA mandated it. I’ve heard there is another sim session or two in addition to these that have been added.
It used to be after type ride you just did a LOFT and CAT II/III, and a 2 day LQT class. There’s a ton more added on now to attempt to make up for the decrease in experience levels coming in the door. At one time, it was rare for anybody to get hired here without significant heavy time. That’s definitely not the case anymore. A while back I flew with somebody right off of OE that had zero turbine experience prior to coming here and had been flying a grand total of 3.5 years from first flight. The training here didn’t evolve to meet that change in experience until it started causing problems…and I still don’t think they’ve gotten there.
It used to be after type ride you just did a LOFT and CAT II/III, and a 2 day LQT class. There’s a ton more added on now to attempt to make up for the decrease in experience levels coming in the door. At one time, it was rare for anybody to get hired here without significant heavy time. That’s definitely not the case anymore. A while back I flew with somebody right off of OE that had zero turbine experience prior to coming here and had been flying a grand total of 3.5 years from first flight. The training here didn’t evolve to meet that change in experience until it started causing problems…and I still don’t think they’ve gotten there.
#68
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Joined APC: Mar 2013
Posts: 393
Im planning on driving down, and I have friends in the FLL area, plus my wife is coming down for a weekend or two. Looks like my class will extend over thanksgiving and Christmas, so at least I’ll be home twice. I’m not asking cause I cannot be away from home for that long, but if I have a chunk of time off I’d rather go home and pet the cat for a few days vs hang out in Miami. I hate Miami with the fire of 1000 suns.
Someone asked what airplane I’m in, and the answer is 767.
Someone asked what airplane I’m in, and the answer is 767.
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#69
Years ago the training footprint was 70-72 days. Then they started adding things.. A manual handling sim session, because people couldn’t hand fly and it was causing problems. A landing sim session, because people were bending aircraft at an alarming rate just from bad landing techniques. A upset recovery sim session, because the FAA mandated it. I’ve heard there is another sim session or two in addition to these that have been added.
It used to be after type ride you just did a LOFT and CAT II/III, and a 2 day LQT class. There’s a ton more added on now to attempt to make up for the decrease in experience levels coming in the door. At one time, it was rare for anybody to get hired here without significant heavy time. That’s definitely not the case anymore. A while back I flew with somebody right off of OE that had zero turbine experience prior to coming here and had been flying a grand total of 3.5 years from first flight. The training here didn’t evolve to meet that change in experience until it started causing problems…and I still don’t think they’ve gotten there.
It used to be after type ride you just did a LOFT and CAT II/III, and a 2 day LQT class. There’s a ton more added on now to attempt to make up for the decrease in experience levels coming in the door. At one time, it was rare for anybody to get hired here without significant heavy time. That’s definitely not the case anymore. A while back I flew with somebody right off of OE that had zero turbine experience prior to coming here and had been flying a grand total of 3.5 years from first flight. The training here didn’t evolve to meet that change in experience until it started causing problems…and I still don’t think they’ve gotten there.
#70
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2013
Posts: 393
At Atlas…we train for the check ride, not to proficiency/competency.
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