Originally Posted by soitgoes

So, as most of you guys know, during Indoc they have Pay, Scheduling, Safety, and every other department come in and give you a fire hose explanation of their respective roles in your upcoming airline lives... Which is all well-and-good until two months, a bunch of Sims, an Oral, and a checkride later, and you can't remember anything pertinent they may have uttered in those meetings.

Longer-set-of-questions-short: What's the best way to start off IOE on the right foot, and what's the best resource to figure out seemingly simple things like...
1. Where do you go? (I imagine myself like a crying toddler in the airport, the gate agents calling my Captain on the PA system, announcing a lost, scared FO)
2. Where to park and how do you get parking taken care of?
3. How does the call-in system work for IOE? (Call Tuesday, ready to fly Wednesday?)
4. Many others

PM's welcome, but I also know there are others out there with similar questions.

Originally Posted by soitgoes

So, as most of you guys know, during Indoc they have Pay, Scheduling, Safety, and every other department come in and give you a fire hose explanation of their respective roles in your upcoming airline lives... Which is all well-and-good until two months, a bunch of Sims, an Oral, and a checkride later, and you can't remember anything pertinent they may have uttered in those meetings.

Longer-set-of-questions-short: What's the best way to start off IOE on the right foot, and what's the best resource to figure out seemingly simple things like...
1. Where do you go? (I imagine myself like a crying toddler in the airport, the gate agents calling my Captain on the PA system, announcing a lost, scared FO)
2. Where to park and how do you get parking taken care of?
3. How does the call-in system work for IOE? (Call Tuesday, ready to fly Wednesday?)
4. Many others

PM's welcome, but I also know there are others out there with similar questions.

Originally Posted by soitgoes

So, as most of you guys know, during Indoc they have Pay, Scheduling, Safety, and every other department come in and give you a fire hose explanation of their respective roles in your upcoming airline lives... Which is all well-and-good until two months, a bunch of Sims, an Oral, and a checkride later, and you can't remember anything pertinent they may have uttered in those meetings.

Longer-set-of-questions-short: What's the best way to start off IOE on the right foot, and what's the best resource to figure out seemingly simple things like...
1. Where do you go? (I imagine myself like a crying toddler in the airport, the gate agents calling my Captain on the PA system, announcing a lost, scared FO)
2. Where to park and how do you get parking taken care of?
3. How does the call-in system work for IOE? (Call Tuesday, ready to fly Wednesday?)
4. Many others

PM's welcome, but I also know there are others out there with similar questions.

Originally Posted by Dubz

I would stay in CVG until you can hold Rd 1 in CLT then reassess.

Originally Posted by soitgoes

So, as most of you guys know, during Indoc they have Pay, Scheduling, Safety, and every other department come in and give you a fire hose explanation of their respective roles in your upcoming airline lives... Which is all well-and-good until two months, a bunch of Sims, an Oral, and a checkride later, and you can't remember anything pertinent they may have uttered in those meetings.

Longer-set-of-questions-short: What's the best way to start off IOE on the right foot, and what's the best resource to figure out seemingly simple things like...
1. Where do you go? (I imagine myself like a crying toddler in the airport, the gate agents calling my Captain on the PA system, announcing a lost, scared FO)
2. Where to park and how do you get parking taken care of?
3. How does the call-in system work for IOE? (Call Tuesday, ready to fly Wednesday?)
4. Many others

PM's welcome, but I also know there are others out there with similar questions.

Originally Posted by Pilot Sharp

Unless your LCA calls you ahead of time meet him at the gate.

Download the app FC view its is great way to have your schedule on your phone.

If you are CLT based you can email the CLT base coordinator. Contact info is in your EFB Mobil 365 front page under Resources as Contacts. That page also has your passcodes and locations for crewrooms.

What to study? Well stay sharp on limitations, profiles, and immediate action items. Also in mobile 365 go to My Publications, Training department, IOE folder. Everything in there is excellent information to know what to expect. Including screen shot of how to work ACARS, and fuel planning.

After you finish sims they require you to call IOE scheduling. The details for that is found in mobile 365, my publications, ALPA, LOA 6 (OE/IOE scheduling). Hope that helps!

Originally Posted by VOLLU

I thought that strategy doesn't work because of "base" seniority. Some "veterans" told me the proper strategy is to bid CLT now and just do my time on reserve there until I have company seniority to hold R1.

Per your suggestion, Dubz, I could be living the dream as an R1 in CVG, and when I see crew members close to my date of hire holding R1 in CLT, I would change my base preference to CLT?

Originally Posted by Dubz

There is no base seniority; so, yes your second statement is correct. the Strategy I suggest is stay in a junior base until you are able to hold Rd1 in the more senior one.

For the parallel discussion going on about what to do on day 1 of IOE -- any LCA worth his salt is going to call you at least a day in advance and give you a run down and "baby" you through day 1.

Originally Posted by PSA help

There is nothing wrong with Dubz' strategy. It is sound.

There are multiple ways of looking at it. If you live in base and drive to the airport in 30 mins or less, then live in base. Reserve in base is great.

But, if you have to commute, then the schedule flexibility that you get as a line holder with the SAP is the best in the industry.

Originally Posted by PSA help

There is nothing wrong with Dubz' strategy. It is sound.

But, if you have to commute, then the schedule flexibility that you get as a line holder with the SAP is the best in the industry.