Taking an RJ course may help you with the motions of sim training at a regional, but what about when you get to IOE? Sim training is like a "ballet", with choriographed (sp?) steps, that if followed, will result in a successful checkride. When you get turned loose for IOE, is that "transition" course going to help you fly into PHL, EWR, LGA, BOS, Etc? It takes real world experience to be able to fly into these types of airports, and none of the above will allow you to fly the "ballet" profile of a simulator on an approach. I have talked to many IOE CA's, and the stories used to be who got signed off in the quickest amount of time, now it is "wow I only had to take the airplane 3 times from this guy today."

My 2 cents is if you want to have the best success at making it to the line, go out and fly an actual airplane. Get your CFI, fly into some busy airports, and get comfortable with the real world IFR flying that you will be doing as a 121 line pilot. Passing sim training is only 1 part of your training process, you still will have to demonstrate your ability online in IOE, and only ACTUAL EXPERIENCE will help you with that.

 

Um, I think that's exactly the OPPOSITE of what everybody's saying. But hey, if you can't listen to what people here are saying, when it's spelled out for you, you probably won't be able to listen to what people are saying during a 121 training course. But hey, what do we know.

You have your CFI. Go out for three months and work on it. If you don't understand the terms of flying a jet, no biggie, get a book on Aircraft Systems, and do it that way. Spend the three months actually getting flying experience and learning the terms inside and out rather than just the overview provided in an RJ course. Trust me, you'll do much better in the 121 training and you'll be much more marketable to airlines, especially when they ask you "Why should we risk $50k on you to train you to our specs?" The fact that part of your answer will (should) include that you preprepared by reading through systems books so that you knew how all the systems worked fundamentally will show that your initiative has no bounds. And that's much, much more valuable than any RJ course.

 

I took the CRJ familiarization class at ATPs. Of the many dollars I have spent getting my aviation education, I feel that after my PPL and Tailwheel endorsement, it's the best money I've spent.

I instructed for a year in single engine a/c exclusively before I got my regional job. When interviewing for the regional position, I was told by a chief pilot that his one reservation about hiring me was my lack of recent multi experience. I told him about all the V1 cuts I had done the month prior and I got the job right there.

Additionally, I felt that I had a leg up on my classmates on what to expect in training. My stress level in training was much lower, overall, than most of the guys I worked with as a result. I actually enjoyed training, by and large.

All this having been said, ATPs treats its customers like poo and you shouldn't give them any money if you can help it.

 

who said anything about atp? and since when have i been repping atp? plz stay on topic

 

In other words you are in the military.

 

No, that dude is at UPS. Wonder if he'll lose his FO slot to an FEx rotating back up due to the age 65 change.

 

hahaah is he really? why does he have a US Air Express type uniform on then? He's probably at MESA

 

Only Mesa will accept attitudes from guys like him... O_o

 

Are you really the same person that's portrayed in YOUR avatar?

 

Yeah............My hair is a little longer though.........probably gained a pound or two, been drinking EggNog non-stop for the past week or so, love that Eggnog