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Originally Posted by WisJudge
Headsets: needed or not for training, just want to know if I need to bring them.
Mount for the iPad. What do you recommend, single or dual suction cup? Any additional arm attachments?
Any tips for the training to get through with the least headaches?
Any study materials worthwhile prior to getting there? During?
Are you an EJet pilot? If so, I'm open to any advice you think important to impart.
I'll be commuting from Wisconsin. Week-long trips are not an issue. What can I expect for a schedule while flying reserve? Are there blocks of 3-4 days off that can be scheduled.
Are reserve EJet FOs sitting around, or is there plenty of flying to do?
I also love my dual suction cup mount. This may be true of the single cup as well, but in the CRJ, you can rest the arm just perfectly on top of the cigarette tray, and it adds tremendous stability to the setup. I don't know if there's anything similar in the 175.
If you're REALLY itching to get some studying done ahead of time, try looking over Part 117 rest rules. They're generic and not specific to Mesa, obviously, and they often give people new to 121 a hard time. Again, that's just if you're really wanting to study SOMEthing ahead of time. You will have to keep yourself legal under 117 no matter what, so its a good idea to know that stuff forwards and backwards.
Trust what you know about yourself and how you learn best. If you need to be in a study group, then shake some hands on day one and get one set up. If you need notecards, then bring them. Do you learn better by typing notes? Bring your laptop. By hand writing things out? Bring notebook paper. Whatever your method is, stick to it and make it happen. Just don't expect to do nothing each evening after class and be okay.
Also, make sure you plan a little down time each day, plus a nice full or mostly full day off each week. It'll help keep your brain from frying, and improve retention of knowledge.