Anything New At AWAC?
01-18-2015 | 04:32 AM
#82
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01-18-2015 | 04:57 AM
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From: Gear Slinger
Careful now, you just used the supreme leaders image, I can only assume without permission. I suspect the response will be quick and severe. But yes, I agree B.R's post was far more diplomatic than I could ever have been. I'm not even associated with the training department and the rant ****ed me off, They've been more than fair the entire time I've been here.
01-18-2015 | 05:31 AM
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Why do you insist that your instructors are top notch when they are clearly not? Is it because you are one of them and want to call yourself top notch?
This isn't my first 121 so I know what to expect going in. My partner wasn't. He was a baby needed spoonfeeding. So tell me how would a pair like this work? The instructor we had weren't even proficient at running the sim which is their job! they wasted our sim time trying to figure out how to program a malfunction in when they should already know how....instead of watching what we were doing, they were in the back doing paperwork or checking team scores...I can go on and on...
They pack so many things into 8 sims that if one thing goes wrong, it would lead to extra sim and I have seen furloughed World pilots failing checkride. Tell me how could that be?
This isn't my first 121 so I know what to expect going in. My partner wasn't. He was a baby needed spoonfeeding. So tell me how would a pair like this work? The instructor we had weren't even proficient at running the sim which is their job! they wasted our sim time trying to figure out how to program a malfunction in when they should already know how....instead of watching what we were doing, they were in the back doing paperwork or checking team scores...I can go on and on...
They pack so many things into 8 sims that if one thing goes wrong, it would lead to extra sim and I have seen furloughed World pilots failing checkride. Tell me how could that be?
The amount of instructors has more than doubled in the last year and we are dealing with additional training requirements. We are trying to stay on top of it but things will fall through the cracks.
I'm sure, if surveyed, most of our new hires and current line pilots will say their experience has been more than fair. I've personaly seen instructots meet with their students on their off time to help. Most of us follow up with our students when they get on the line, because we care about their progress.
If you get hired, have a good attitude and study hard, the company will work with you.
-A. N.
01-18-2015 | 08:52 AM
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I'm not an instructor. It's too bad that you had a distracted instructor. It's too bad your partner wasn't at your experience level.
I am just confused as to why you're so upset about your training. You won't have to do that again until you upgrade. Cooperate and graduate, then fly the line.
I have yet to fly with a new F/O who has complained about their ground school/sim experience.
I am just confused as to why you're so upset about your training. You won't have to do that again until you upgrade. Cooperate and graduate, then fly the line.
I have yet to fly with a new F/O who has complained about their ground school/sim experience.
01-18-2015 | 09:19 AM
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I live in Philly, and contrary to popular belief I think it's a great place to live with some affordable housing options. During integration (the beginning of every month) where you'll finish a four-day trip, followed by one day off, then immediately into a two-day trip that has a 4:30AM show...you'll be happy that you live in base. I would think commuting from ORD would be tough. There's a high likelihood that on a given day there will be some kind of weather issue either in the midwest or the east coast...or both. So you'll be dealing with EDCT's, GDP's and cancellations a lot. A lot of people do that Chicago commute, and they seem to make it work though.
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