121 Pre class study
 

For some reason I can't post to the 'regional' forum yet, so I'll ask here. I have no 121 experience, but was just offered a class with OO.

What's the best way to prepare for ground school? I currently have their pre-class study pack and am feeling a bit overwhelmed. I was wondering if any current or recent new hires that just went through ground school could answer what needs to be known by day 1? I'm memorizing everything I possibly can, on top of reading other information about the RJ from online sources, but I'm still afraid that I won't be properly prepared. Has anyone ever been sent home on day 1 of training for being under prepared?

I hear regional training is very demanding, and I want to make sure I'm not going to end up on the street.

I never worked for OO so I don't know what they sent you. But when I started they sent just some stuff and the most important was limitations and memory items. That's just rote memorization and it makes your life easier to know them sooner. If they sent you videos or other systems manuals, it's probably just for you to read so class won't be the first time you've seen words like pack,FMS,AHRS,etc.

I would recommend you read, relax, and memorize ONLY what they have told you to. The training is just that, training. They will teach you what you need to know if you are working hard. VERY few people fail out of ground training. The biggest gotcha is people who are not instrument proficient in the sim. If you can't scan or can't stay ahead of an approach you have no brain power left to learn procedures and such. If you aren't miles ahead of the plane you fly now when doing a hand flown, single engine approach in the soup, go pay a cfii to throw you in the sim for a few hours. We'll worth it I promise.

It's been a while since I did new hire training at OO but they have a great training department. I wouldn't get too overwhelmed with all the stuff they sent you. Just know what they tell you to know on day 1. Study what they tell you to study and have a good attitude and you'll do fine.

Focus on memory items, callouts and systems concepts, the rest you can fine tune when in training. Knowing your memory items and callouts makes your life a million times easier when in training.

Also, don't bother posting in the regional subforum, 3 posts in the inevitible "my terrible pay is better than your terrible pay" (and many variations thereof) will start.

121 Pre class study
 

1. Limitations
2. Memory items
3 . call outs
Thats it ... with that you will be good first 2 weeks ...

Enjoy your time off for now !

Thanks for the tips guys!

I don't have call outs (they didn't send anything with call outs on it, only memory items and limitations). Is there anywhere that I can find airline specific info? I've found general CRJ training sites, with limitations and such, but something more company specific would be great.

Again, thanks for the help

Nice training department.

Worry about the limitations and emergency procedures they gave you. If this is your first jet, read "Turbine Pilot's Flight Manual" to get the basics of jets. They will give you the call outs and flows after you get to class. They don't give that out before hand because they want you to focus on EPs/Limitations first. Training is excellent at SkyWest. Very few people don't make it through training. Those who don't almost always have an attitude issue.

If you need help feel free to PM me. I am just wrapping up ground school at OO (systems test tuesday then sim).

Don't worry about callouts, CRM stuff as far as profiles and stuff like that.

Definitely read the pilots guide to turbine engines as mentioned before. it gives you great insight into how they work and makes things easier.

What to memorize: The limitations. ALL OF THEM. and the Memory items for checklists. Like for example on the EMB120 we had a few checklists we needed to memorize. Like Rapid Depressurization. you need to know each line of that checklist right off the bat.

So limitations and the memory item checklists. Anything else you come in with is extra.

If you can get your hands on a cockpit poster, doesn't hurt to get familiar with where everything is. The faster you get your flows down, the easier training is.