Transitioning into a jet
12-13-2007 | 04:35 PM
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Transitioning into a jet
I just got hired at a regional flying an RJ. How difficult will training be for someone with no prior jet time? I’ve heard that it’s going to be somewhat difficult making the transition from the turboprop. I do have some Part 121 time so I’m not too worried about that part. My times are 3200TT with 2000 SIC part 121 turboprop.
12-13-2007 | 05:43 PM
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always think ahead of the plane!
With your time you should be aware of the fact that things can happen fast in the terminal environment near a big airport. I dont know what kind of T-prop you have been in, but you need to be aware that jets carry quite a bit of kinetic energy and dont slow as fast as t-props do. The biggest advice that I can give you is to never ever let the airplane take you somewhere that you havent already mentally been.
You need to always be ahead of a jet and the time to brief yourself on an arrival is NOT when you are on it.....but way before. That goes for any phase of flight.
Always ask yourself.....where am I.....vs. where should I be?
Of course you need to know the systems and TO/LNDing performance, but the biggest obstacle for newbies into jets is for them to learn control a jet at much higher speeds and be able to think even faster.
You need to always be ahead of a jet and the time to brief yourself on an arrival is NOT when you are on it.....but way before. That goes for any phase of flight.
Always ask yourself.....where am I.....vs. where should I be?
Of course you need to know the systems and TO/LNDing performance, but the biggest obstacle for newbies into jets is for them to learn control a jet at much higher speeds and be able to think even faster.
12-13-2007 | 06:43 PM
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With your time you should be aware of the fact that things can happen fast in the terminal environment near a big airport. I dont know what kind of T-prop you have been in, but you need to be aware that jets carry quite a bit of kinetic energy and dont slow as fast as t-props do. The biggest advice that I can give you is to never ever let the airplane take you somewhere that you havent already mentally been.
You need to always be ahead of a jet and the time to brief yourself on an arrival is NOT when you are on it.....but way before. That goes for any phase of flight.
Always ask yourself.....where am I.....vs. where should I be?
Of course you need to know the systems and TO/LNDing performance, but the biggest obstacle for newbies into jets is for them to learn control a jet at much higher speeds and be able to think even faster.
You need to always be ahead of a jet and the time to brief yourself on an arrival is NOT when you are on it.....but way before. That goes for any phase of flight.
Always ask yourself.....where am I.....vs. where should I be?
Of course you need to know the systems and TO/LNDing performance, but the biggest obstacle for newbies into jets is for them to learn control a jet at much higher speeds and be able to think even faster.
Thanks for the advice. My t-prop time is in the Saab 340. Yeah, one thing I’ll have to get used to is not being able to slow down quickly. 160 over the fence is probably a thing of the past.
Anybody else with some tips for training?
12-14-2007 | 04:06 PM
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I just got hired at a regional flying an RJ. How difficult will training be for someone with no prior jet time? I’ve heard that it’s going to be somewhat difficult making the transition from the turboprop. I do have some Part 121 time so I’m not too worried about that part. My times are 3200TT with 2000 SIC part 121 turboprop.
Where did you get hired at?
12-14-2007 | 06:00 PM
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Take it seriously (sounds like you are) and you'll be fine. Sometimes 121 turbo-prop people have more trouble with the RJ than CFI's...statistically this has been the case at two airlines I've worked at.
The only possible explanation I can see is that they simply don't take it seriously. Their previous 121 experience SHOULD be to their advantage, not vice versa.
The only possible explanation I can see is that they simply don't take it seriously. Their previous 121 experience SHOULD be to their advantage, not vice versa.
12-14-2007 | 08:47 PM
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I would buy the FMS software for the FMS you will be using, and know how to use it before you start systems class. That will make a big chunk of the learning a lot easier, and let you focus on other stuff. I think that the FMS is what trips up a lot of non-glass guys.
If you're REALLY into it, you could buy the whole sim, but I think that's overkill.
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I would buy the FMS software for the FMS you will be using, and know how to use it before you start systems class. That will make a big chunk of the learning a lot easier, and let you focus on other stuff. I think that the FMS is what trips up a lot of non-glass guys.
If you're REALLY into it, you could buy the whole sim, but I think that's overkill.
cliff
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