My oral was 7 days after finishing in DAY. The oral was a breeze, no reason to have trouble on it, that was even with the FAA there watching.

 

Was over at the hangar yesterday doing the escape hatch training on the 900, one of the guys was getting pics, here is a nice one. Still has that new car smell. Kind of nice, new hires today can be a Captain on this in 12 months.

 

Smells like scum

 

Hey guys I have a January 19th start date. Does anyone have any tips or advice about training that already hasn't been said in previous posts? Thanks in advance!

 

Isn't it a blended rate where you'd get a combination of 200/700/900 at any given time or are you just assigned to the 900, period?

 

Blended. You can fly all three types on the same day

 

Go in knowing limitations/memory items. If you have time after knowing those down cold then maybe move on to basic systems knowledge. Buy the crj 700 study guide by Aaron Boone. It's great!

 

You will be starting with the CRJ 200, not the 700. And honestly, I would not recommend studying systems at all before class. Some people will disagree with me, but I believe that "primacy" is a real thing, and learning something incorrectly on your own will hurt you more than any advantage you would get by starting early. You will have more than enough time during system classes and IPT's to learn the systems the way that they want you to know systems. The CRJ200 book by Aaron Boone is great for studying after class, but not before it. It is MUCH more detailed than you will be required to know, but it is a great book.

Spend your time on the study packet that they sent you. Know the memory items and the limitations. Memorize the memory items VERBATIM. It must truly be word for word.

The thing that gives the most people trouble during the limitations test is the icing definitions and when anti-icing must be turned on. The limitations test is a 5 page fill in the blank and short answer type of test. You will need to write the icing definitions and required usage as close to what is listed on the limitations test as is humanly possible.

With that said, you will have at least 4 days during indoc to review these individually and as a class. You are given a blank test the first day to take home and fill out. You then review this each day until the test day.

And...once you are in ground school, study. Spend nights and weekends in the hotel lobby in study groups, or at the training center in a briefing room or class room. The training center is open to you 24 hours a day. Use it.

 

The Turbine Pilot's Flight Manual by Gregory N. Brown is a great book to read to prepare yourself for the regionals....

 

No longer correct, the training program is going to a 700/900 initial program and 200 differences with the next class.

I agree with this 100%. It is significantly harder to unlearn something than learn from a clean slate.

Any pre-study should be focused on Immediate Action Items and Limitations. No more, no less.