Anything New At AWAC?
01-29-2015 | 06:12 AM
#152
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Let's move on...
....moving on, anybody know how long it would take to get DCA? From what I've seen, seems like immediately if not almost immediately after training from the posts I've read. Anybody have info to the contrary?
01-29-2015 | 06:20 AM
#153
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going from your previous posts, i think we interviewed the same day, he said phl and dca could be bid right away
01-30-2015 | 12:10 PM
#155
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The rumor mill seems to have died since we lost the DL flying. Now everything is speculation and wild a$$ guesses until an extension is announced or someone shows proof that our planes are getting repainted.
01-30-2015 | 02:34 PM
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01-30-2015 | 06:53 PM
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My class from this past November all got their first choice of domicile ... including 5 who wanted and got DCA. Even if you don't get it on your first try, more than likely you'd be able to bid over before you finished IOE.
01-31-2015 | 06:56 PM
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As a former instructor who has been able to move on, perhaps I can address a few of your concerns.
2) Instructor not being proficient with the use of the simulator. Although that certainly sounds like an issue, let me be the first to tell you that not all the simulators work the same way. We used to only use 1 Sim in CLT built by CAE. Most of us could operate that thing in our sleep. Then suddenly we got busy and had to use CAE up in Toronto. 2 different sims up there, and they each did different things, had different quirks to them. The training we got on operating them was, well, very little. A lot of delays in the people's training b/c we weren't given the tools, or were using old sims that CAE didn't do the best job of maintaining. This problem got INFINITELY worse when we started using Flight Safety in STL. Then even WORSE in MEM. Then being scheduled to give Type Rides in 4 different places and not being able to keep up with each devices characteristics, while giving full on ATP type rides with 2 students in just 4 hours is what led to the Type Ride day being scheduled at 5, which was STILL a struggle to get done. All that being said, there is no excuse for your instructor not being attentive during your session. Paperwork is paperwork, no way around it. I took extensive notes during every session. I wanted to do a thorough debrief. I can't begin to tell you how many hours in the hotel room I spent filling out electronic paperwork to get caught up, so you might consider easing up. As far as checking scores for games, that's without a doubt unprofessional and inexcusable.
Brian R.
2) Instructor not being proficient with the use of the simulator. Although that certainly sounds like an issue, let me be the first to tell you that not all the simulators work the same way. We used to only use 1 Sim in CLT built by CAE. Most of us could operate that thing in our sleep. Then suddenly we got busy and had to use CAE up in Toronto. 2 different sims up there, and they each did different things, had different quirks to them. The training we got on operating them was, well, very little. A lot of delays in the people's training b/c we weren't given the tools, or were using old sims that CAE didn't do the best job of maintaining. This problem got INFINITELY worse when we started using Flight Safety in STL. Then even WORSE in MEM. Then being scheduled to give Type Rides in 4 different places and not being able to keep up with each devices characteristics, while giving full on ATP type rides with 2 students in just 4 hours is what led to the Type Ride day being scheduled at 5, which was STILL a struggle to get done. All that being said, there is no excuse for your instructor not being attentive during your session. Paperwork is paperwork, no way around it. I took extensive notes during every session. I wanted to do a thorough debrief. I can't begin to tell you how many hours in the hotel room I spent filling out electronic paperwork to get caught up, so you might consider easing up. As far as checking scores for games, that's without a doubt unprofessional and inexcusable.
Brian R.
How about instructors who cannot recognize an actual sim malfunction and instead of writing it up so the sim tech can look at it, he insisted on doing manuvers that required a particular piece of broken equipment?
What exactly is the standard for no-flap landing? Depends on who you a ask!
How about instructors who was asking me why I was doing something that the QRH directed me to do and I had to explain it to him! If he was paying attention, he wouldn't be asking me why I was doing it!!
01-31-2015 | 08:29 PM
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How about instructors not knowing what will be on the checkride and not knowing what the PTS standard for a manuver is? I went through 2 different instructors in my 8 sessions. One didn't even know that CATII was a checkride item! He thought it was a "box-checking" event like the circling approach because "FO will not fly CATII".
How about instructors who cannot recognize an actual sim malfunction and instead of writing it up so the sim tech can look at it, he insisted on doing manuvers that required a particular piece of broken equipment?
What exactly is the standard for no-flap landing? Depends on who you a ask!
How about instructors who was asking me why I was doing something that the QRH directed me to do and I had to explain it to him! If he was paying attention, he wouldn't be asking me why I was doing it!!
How about instructors who cannot recognize an actual sim malfunction and instead of writing it up so the sim tech can look at it, he insisted on doing manuvers that required a particular piece of broken equipment?
What exactly is the standard for no-flap landing? Depends on who you a ask!
How about instructors who was asking me why I was doing something that the QRH directed me to do and I had to explain it to him! If he was paying attention, he wouldn't be asking me why I was doing it!!
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