Shuttle America April 29th Class
04-22-2010, 09:06 AM
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Shuttle America April 29th Class
I just got a phone call asking me if I want to go to the April 29 Shuttle America class. I accepted, of course. I've been out of the business for two years. Just had my biennial VFR check and IFR proficiency check, squeaking through both of them.
My plan is to spend about 5 hours in an FTD I have access to shooting approaches, studying my regs and going through Gleim commercial, instrument and ATP tests. With regards to Gleim, my plan is to make sure I not only get the answers correct, but understand why they are correct. I will also go through the Flight Ops manual from ExpressJet (my last employer), and go through all the 121 regs there.
I have nearly 1,100 hours SIC in the ERJ-145, so am planning to go through the 145 systems lightly, knowing I'll be learning a new but similar aircraft.
I want to be the best I can possibly be, and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has to my plan on getting ready for class. Suggestions pertaining to all of it, but especially with regards to E-170 systems and callouts would be especially appreciated.
My plan is to spend about 5 hours in an FTD I have access to shooting approaches, studying my regs and going through Gleim commercial, instrument and ATP tests. With regards to Gleim, my plan is to make sure I not only get the answers correct, but understand why they are correct. I will also go through the Flight Ops manual from ExpressJet (my last employer), and go through all the 121 regs there.
I have nearly 1,100 hours SIC in the ERJ-145, so am planning to go through the 145 systems lightly, knowing I'll be learning a new but similar aircraft.
I want to be the best I can possibly be, and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has to my plan on getting ready for class. Suggestions pertaining to all of it, but especially with regards to E-170 systems and callouts would be especially appreciated.
04-22-2010, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by RightSeatDude
I just got a phone call asking me if I want to go to the April 29 Shuttle America class. I accepted, of course. I've been out of the business for two years. Just had my biennial VFR check and IFR proficiency check, squeaking through both of them.
My plan is to spend about 5 hours in an FTD I have access to shooting approaches, studying my regs and going through Gleim commercial, instrument and ATP tests. With regards to Gleim, my plan is to make sure I not only get the answers correct, but understand why they are correct. I will also go through the Flight Ops manual from ExpressJet (my last employer), and go through all the 121 regs there.
I have nearly 1,100 hours SIC in the ERJ-145, so am planning to go through the 145 systems lightly, knowing I'll be learning a new but similar aircraft.
I want to be the best I can possibly be, and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has to my plan on getting ready for class. Suggestions pertaining to all of it, but especially with regards to E-170 systems and callouts would be especially appreciated.
My plan is to spend about 5 hours in an FTD I have access to shooting approaches, studying my regs and going through Gleim commercial, instrument and ATP tests. With regards to Gleim, my plan is to make sure I not only get the answers correct, but understand why they are correct. I will also go through the Flight Ops manual from ExpressJet (my last employer), and go through all the 121 regs there.
I have nearly 1,100 hours SIC in the ERJ-145, so am planning to go through the 145 systems lightly, knowing I'll be learning a new but similar aircraft.
I want to be the best I can possibly be, and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has to my plan on getting ready for class. Suggestions pertaining to all of it, but especially with regards to E-170 systems and callouts would be especially appreciated.
04-22-2010, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by WeaselBoy
Are you furloughed RAH?
No, I'm not. I was in the last new hire class two years ago. Right around that time, they lost the Frontier contract. On day 3, 60 of us got sent home
04-22-2010, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by RightSeatDude
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No, I'm not. I was in the last new hire class two years ago. Right around that time, they lost the Frontier contract. On day 3, 60 of us got sent home
No, I'm not. I was in the last new hire class two years ago. Right around that time, they lost the Frontier contract. On day 3, 60 of us got sent home
04-22-2010, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Tiger2Flying
Was that the class in April? Any word on what they are doing with the rest of the guys that were in the hiring pool at the time?
04-22-2010, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by RightSeatDude
Yeah, that was the April 21 (I think) class. There were about 60 of us let go. Haven't heard anything about anyone else. I know there's also a May 1 class, not sure which of their other companies it is.
04-22-2010, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by RightSeatDude
I just got a phone call asking me if I want to go to the April 29 Shuttle America class. I accepted, of course. I've been out of the business for two years. Just had my biennial VFR check and IFR proficiency check, squeaking through both of them.
My plan is to spend about 5 hours in an FTD I have access to shooting approaches, studying my regs and going through Gleim commercial, instrument and ATP tests. With regards to Gleim, my plan is to make sure I not only get the answers correct, but understand why they are correct. I will also go through the Flight Ops manual from ExpressJet (my last employer), and go through all the 121 regs there.
I have nearly 1,100 hours SIC in the ERJ-145, so am planning to go through the 145 systems lightly, knowing I'll be learning a new but similar aircraft.
I want to be the best I can possibly be, and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has to my plan on getting ready for class. Suggestions pertaining to all of it, but especially with regards to E-170 systems and callouts would be especially appreciated.
My plan is to spend about 5 hours in an FTD I have access to shooting approaches, studying my regs and going through Gleim commercial, instrument and ATP tests. With regards to Gleim, my plan is to make sure I not only get the answers correct, but understand why they are correct. I will also go through the Flight Ops manual from ExpressJet (my last employer), and go through all the 121 regs there.
I have nearly 1,100 hours SIC in the ERJ-145, so am planning to go through the 145 systems lightly, knowing I'll be learning a new but similar aircraft.
I want to be the best I can possibly be, and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has to my plan on getting ready for class. Suggestions pertaining to all of it, but especially with regards to E-170 systems and callouts would be especially appreciated.
04-22-2010, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by RightSeatDude
I just got a phone call asking me if I want to go to the April 29 Shuttle America class. I accepted, of course. I've been out of the business for two years. Just had my biennial VFR check and IFR proficiency check, squeaking through both of them.
My plan is to spend about 5 hours in an FTD I have access to shooting approaches, studying my regs and going through Gleim commercial, instrument and ATP tests. With regards to Gleim, my plan is to make sure I not only get the answers correct, but understand why they are correct. I will also go through the Flight Ops manual from ExpressJet (my last employer), and go through all the 121 regs there.
I have nearly 1,100 hours SIC in the ERJ-145, so am planning to go through the 145 systems lightly, knowing I'll be learning a new but similar aircraft.
I want to be the best I can possibly be, and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has to my plan on getting ready for class. Suggestions pertaining to all of it, but especially with regards to E-170 systems and callouts would be especially appreciated.
My plan is to spend about 5 hours in an FTD I have access to shooting approaches, studying my regs and going through Gleim commercial, instrument and ATP tests. With regards to Gleim, my plan is to make sure I not only get the answers correct, but understand why they are correct. I will also go through the Flight Ops manual from ExpressJet (my last employer), and go through all the 121 regs there.
I have nearly 1,100 hours SIC in the ERJ-145, so am planning to go through the 145 systems lightly, knowing I'll be learning a new but similar aircraft.
I want to be the best I can possibly be, and would appreciate any suggestions anyone has to my plan on getting ready for class. Suggestions pertaining to all of it, but especially with regards to E-170 systems and callouts would be especially appreciated.
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