At first it does seem a bit overwhelming, but as time passes it all gets easier and easier, eventually many of our duties and responsibilities become second nature....the biggest challenge at that point is how to stay sharp all the time, and not become complacent.

 

i agree wtih all the posts here. its difficult at first but with experience thing do get to become second nature and you will become more and more comfortable with your job.

 

I'm in training right now, and a month ago I was thinking to myself what the heck am I doing here. Now with the aid of a great training dept I am feeling more confident by the day and there is a light at the end of the tunnel....well the sims come up in a couple weeks but after that the light will still be there I hope. It helps being locked away for a couple months for training to study. Everyone keeps telling us also that it will be only a matter of time before we start to become complacent with the aircraft, something to watch out for later on.

 

Regulations???? We don't need no stinkin' regulations!!!

Seriously though, it's not that hard. Once you know what normally happens, it's pretty easy to tell if things are going away from the norm.

 

They trained a monkey to fly an airlplane, so it doesnt say much for us. Just waive that banana in front of us and we get the job done. Trust me, sipping on coffee, while reading a newspaper and occasionally glancing at the instruments isn't to tough. Have Fun!

 

It seems like a lot to know...and it is but it is the easiest job in the world when everything goes right. Just don't ever expect to and you shouldn't have a problem.

 

yes, if you can fly single pilot ifr then airline flying will be easy. all you have to do is learn a new plane. when i started out i thought "oh my, i am going from flying senacas and navajos to a crj". i knew the navajo like the back of my hand... now i know the crj like the back of my hand. lots of studying and time in the plane make the job easier, and more fun.

the job is easy. its the jm, extensions and bad pay that make it hard...

Being complacent is one of the bigges problems an airline pilot has. you fly so many non-event legs that you forget sometimes that something could go wrong. every monday that i fly i review my memory items and the emergency procedures (if i don't fly on a monday then i don't do it,, i will not think about work while i am at home.. ).

all in all i know it sounds like a lot, and there is nothing i could tell you that would make you not worry about it, but you will see when you get here that single pilot ifr in a GA aircraft is a lot more work than flying an airliner, with 2 pilots, and atc that "seems" to give you a little more attention.

 

Through repetition one grows strong, grasshoppa.