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What to expect at Pinnacle training?
I start class Monday, just wanted to know how training is?
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You'll be fine. Study limitations, systems, memory items, THEN flows and profiles. Get a group from class together and study at night. Don't kill yourself hitting the books. Take time to relax. I think its 1 week of indoc, 3-4 weeks systems, 2-3 weeks sim, 1-2 weeks OE (line training). Its been a while, the guys that have been through more recently could tell you more. Congrats!
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Q drivers. Dave Clarks or Telex?
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Originally Posted by Al Czervik
(Post 961883)
You'll be fine. Study limitations, systems, memory items, THEN flows and profiles. Get a group from class together and study at night. Don't kill yourself hitting the books. Take time to relax. I think its 1 week of indoc, 3-4 weeks systems, 2-3 weeks sim, 1-2 weeks OE (line training). Its been a while, the guys that have been through more recently could tell you more. Congrats!
Get as much time in the GFS machine as possible before you hit the sim. Those things are really helpful |
Originally Posted by jmartin
(Post 961820)
I start class Monday, just wanted to know how training is?
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1 week indoc, 1 week general operating subjects, 2 weeks systems, 1 week GFS, and the sims. Study limitations, and immediate action items first.
I think your class is getting LR as the instructor. She's pretty good. Be ready for a ton of info in a short timeframe. Study your butt off, but have fun!! |
Originally Posted by cosmosdrvr
(Post 961927)
Q drivers. Dave Clarks or Telex?
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What's the best site to find out what flights are available for commuting or just traveling in general?
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Kayak, and Orbitz seem to work well.
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Originally Posted by jmartin
(Post 961820)
I start class Monday, just wanted to know how training is?
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This is down the road a bit but my sim partner and I studied an hour before and an hour after ever sim session then went out or played video games and watched movies the rest of the time. The instructors said we were one of the best groups (we were both CFI's). Alot of other groups were running profiles and flows for hours and hours every day and still had trouble. The tendency is to overdo it and while it's certainly better than not taking it seriously there is a middle ground in there somewhere. Just my observation.
Systems is cake as long as you pay even a little attention. They want you to pass if you have a class date and will set you up to do so. |
All I gotta say is the cec is S.N.A.F.U. Always had been, always will be.
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what hotel they put you in for training?? anything near by? Grocery store?? do you need a car?? thanks
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I forgot to mention the one thing you can expect during training which is as sure as the sun coming up....
Subway and lots of it. You can expect to eat subway every day for lunch. |
Hotel is the Crowne Plaza on N. Second St. There is a bus stop across the street, according to mapquest.
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Hotel is the Crowne Plaza on N. Second St. There is a bus stop across the street, according to mapquest. |
Originally Posted by DL31082
(Post 962344)
Colgan is in the Crown Plaza. Pinnacle is in the Memphis International hotel which used to be a holiday inn.
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NH ground school is now at the Crowne for GROUND for all pilots at Colgan and/or Pinnacle. That was a change as of last week. The company is still in "limbo" with some crews using the courtyard across the street for upgrade and the fairfield/mem airport hotel for recurrents. At the sim building yesterday I saw both vans at once- both crews were DTW crews doing their 6 month training events. In the end game you will either be in the crowne (ground/long term training) or the fairfield (recurrent, recurrent SIM, MEM overnight).
At least that's what I know as of yesterday afternoon. |
Is dtw or JFK a better place to live?
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Originally Posted by Deice Press
(Post 962280)
This is down the road a bit but my sim partner and I studied an hour before and an hour after ever sim session then went out or played video games and watched movies the rest of the time. The instructors said we were one of the best groups (we were both CFI's). Alot of other groups were running profiles and flows for hours and hours every day and still had trouble. The tendency is to overdo it and while it's certainly better than not taking it seriously there is a middle ground in there somewhere. Just my observation.
Systems is cake as long as you pay even a little attention. They want you to pass if you have a class date and will set you up to do so. This. Work hard, play hard... pass with no problem. |
Originally Posted by jmartin
(Post 962439)
Is dtw or JFK a better place to live?
I'd commute to either, but that's just me. :) DTW would probably be cheaper. As far as safety, who knows? Probably about the same. |
Originally Posted by jmartin
(Post 962264)
What's the best site to find out what flights are available for commuting or just traveling in general?
Also, for every airline's training: never be that guy in class that starts every sentence/ question with "at my previous airline we did xxxxx....". Don't ever bring any attitude into the building, don't make comments during class that you think are funny, just be quiet and deal with boredom. If you meet someone in the chief pilot's office a year from now and they have never heard your name you are doing things right. If someone with a higher pay scale than you gives you a hard time in training, remember: Cooperate---> Graduate. |
do they run sim sessions all through the night?
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Originally Posted by Kellwolf
(Post 962626)
I'd commute to either, but that's just me. :)
DTW would probably be cheaper. As far as safety, who knows? Probably about the same. I lived in the west suburbs of DTW for 3 years... nice area to live! (seriously). |
Originally Posted by clipperskipper
(Post 962266)
Kayak, and Orbitz seem to work well.
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Originally Posted by flysooner9
(Post 962649)
do they run sim sessions all through the night?
Yes, why? Is that a problem??? |
Originally Posted by DL31082
(Post 962344)
Colgan is in the Crown Plaza. Pinnacle is in the Memphis International hotel which used to be a holiday inn.
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Originally Posted by PinkSlip
(Post 962735)
Yes, why?
Is that a problem??? |
No checking events between midnight and 6am.
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Originally Posted by PinkSlip
(Post 962735)
Yes, why?
Is that a problem??? |
I start class monday. Staying at the crowne plaza downtown.
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Sweet, I start Monday and I'm at the holiday inn select
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Originally Posted by jmartin
(Post 962941)
Sweet, I start Monday and I'm at the holiday inn select
Good job, and welcome aboard, But man the holiday INN Select hotel is so booty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have stayed in much worse, but also a lot better.... |
Watch for a 35% to 70% failure rate.
Don't quit your day job just take a leave to see if you make it. |
Originally Posted by k200
(Post 963250)
Watch for a 35% to 70% failure rate.
Don't quit your day job just take a leave to see if you make it. |
How does that statement carry any weight? 35%-70% is a large range. which is it? Obviously you are speaking out of your own negative experience. So we ask again, what is the real number of failures?
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Originally Posted by stbloc
(Post 963268)
How does that statement carry any weight? 35%-70% is a large range. which is it? Obviously you are speaking out of your own negative experience. So we ask again, what is the real number of failures?
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Originally Posted by k200
(Post 963250)
Watch for a 35% to 70% failure rate.
Don't quit your day job just take a leave to see if you make it. |
Originally Posted by k200
(Post 963250)
Watch for a 35% to 70% failure rate.
Don't quit your day job just take a leave to see if you make it. There are too many pilots who feel they are "owed" an easy checkride. Know all of your manuals backwards and forwards and you will pass. Aim for perfection. |
Eating a lot of Subway...
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