Comair new hires
07-07-2007 | 03:28 PM
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When my ground school started back in March, they told us we'd start IOE within a week of the checkride. Right before going to the sims, they told us the line check airmen were backed up and it'd be at least 2 weeks before we'd start IOE. After my checkride, I actually waited 3 weeks before my first IOE trip, and I was one of the first guys in my class to begin. I'm not sure what the current wait time for IOE is, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's up to a month to 5 weeks. That wait time will start coming down now that they have slowed down the hiring.
07-07-2007 | 03:46 PM
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From: Tiki bar
For those of you that went through Comair's training, did you guys need your laptop while you were there? I have one, but it is all messed up and probably wont be reliable, wasnt sure if I should get a new one.
07-07-2007 | 04:04 PM
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not for training, but it is nice to have in my hotel room, it also keeps me from studying a lot.... I have to close it and hide it, so I wont go online...... The hotel room gets boring
07-08-2007 | 01:30 PM
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When my ground school started back in March, they told us we'd start IOE within a week of the checkride. Right before going to the sims, they told us the line check airmen were backed up and it'd be at least 2 weeks before we'd start IOE. After my checkride, I actually waited 3 weeks before my first IOE trip, and I was one of the first guys in my class to begin. I'm not sure what the current wait time for IOE is, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's up to a month to 5 weeks. That wait time will start coming down now that they have slowed down the hiring.
I'm on IOE right now, watied 2 weeks to the day. My sim partner only waited 1 week. They hired, or trained a bunch of new check airmen and got caught up.
07-08-2007 | 01:53 PM
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07-08-2007 | 01:56 PM
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When was your LOE, mine is tomorrow I am just trying to gauge how much time I have.... My one friend had like a week and a half til observation, and then she has no idea when she starts IOE
07-08-2007 | 02:39 PM
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I think the wait for observations right now is about 1.5 weeks. IOE is about 2-2.5 weeks. Enjoy your (paid) time off, because once you start hitting the line, you wish you would have this much time off.
07-08-2007 | 07:08 PM
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Oh, don't worry. You have plenty of time off when you're on the line. It's called "being on reserve."
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