Probably the best advice. Every day after ground school I didn't do ANYTHING related to class for at least 30-45mins after getting back to the hotel. You've been in a class room all day already and it pays to take some time to clear your head. You'll retain more if you're relaxed for studying at the hotel. And study with others in your class. You'll learn a lot from bouncing questions off each other. If you don't know something, chances are someone else has a slightly better grasp or a different way of explaing/understanding something that makes sense to you. Remember, most of your classmates were probably CFIs at some point and have experience explaing complex things. Just remember, everyone else is learning just like you are so don't expect them to be the end-all-be-all and don't rely on just their word, back it up with what you can find in your manuals or learn from instructors.

If you stay with the crowd at the residence inn, be wary of the free beer they serve every night (no joke). It's basically a keg party every weeknight, and once you get started... :eek:

Starbucks is at 44th & Indian School.

Class date coming up
 

I have a class date in a couple of weeks at Mesa. For those that have been through it, how do you judge their ground school / sim with others? I have heard they have a pretty large failure rate but that may be just rumors. I appreciate all the posts on preps..Sounds like 121 refresher, instrument refresher and general advanced systems review. Any other suggestions?

Mesa implied all the suggested hotels have shuttle service to the training facility. Is the set up reasonable enough to not need a car and just fly in/out.

Thanks in advance for all the help and advice.

Texdog

Their failure rate is typically about 10%, which should be the same for most regionals that hire lower-time pilots. Most of the failures occur because of poor attitude or effort; few people who get hired truly lack the innate ability to succeed.

Call the hotels and confirm the shuttle service, but most should provide that. Try to talk to some of your future classmates, find out who's staying where.

You would need a car to get to starbucks, gyms, and movies, but everything else is walkable.

Did Mesa get a raise???
 

Holy crap! A Mesa trainee knows where the Starbucks is? What did that cost you? two months pay? I didn't think they paid you enough to even smell the starbucks coffee beans. I mean, heck, they would't even pay for airline seats for the guys that were going to Hawaii for training.

Re:texdog
 

TEXDOG, My class date is June 19th? when is yours? Staying at the Marriott Residence Inn which is supposedly 5 minutes away from the training center??
let me know

Hey guys,

I'll see you on the 19th. I got the call early this past week. I just got done talking to a buddy who recently finished CRJ class...he said that the rumor is that it is a Dash class. Guess we'll see. Anyway, can't wait to meet you guys a week from tomorrow!



Rob

I'm not a trainee, moron. I just happen to live near the training center.

Why don't you lay off the antagonism...especially since you you obviously don't know your @ss from a hole in the ground.

As long as we're guessing about people's circumstances, I suspect you're a frustrated ex-PFT student, mayby MAPD, who failed out or couldn't even get hired at mesa. The rejects are usually the first and loudest trash talkers...go figure.

Yeah, I'm headed out to Phoenix for a class date on June 19th. I've opted to stay at the Extended Stay America place - approx 10 mins away (so I'm told). I don't know if it's a popular place with the folks that go out to Phoenix, but at $35 a night I thought it was alright. Can someone from the area please tell me if it's too far from the training center or is it ok. Thx.

It's about a couple miles from the training center. Probably too far to walk when it's 112 degrees outside, but they have a hotel van that will drop you off and pick you up. Lots of guys from my class stayed there.