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Originally Posted by wrxpilot
I absolutely hate the commonly told advice that you must study together in groups. Yes, that works and is apparently necessary for some people. But for others (myself included), it’s completely unnecessary and actually counterproductive. I’ve always touched base with my sim partner, and for sure the two of you MUST practice flows and call outs to be successful. But studying together? Not necessary.
I'm the same way but most people are not. I show my face at the group session occasional just so I don't miss out on any tribal knowledge/jungle drums, or get a reputation as a non-team player.
Yes, absolutely must do flows and profiles with your sim buddy (or somebody if you don't have a sim buddy).
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Originally Posted by wrxpilot
Now that I’m at a major, I agree that SkyWest has a fantastic training program (much better than the place I ended up at). It’s challenging in that there’s a lot of stuff covered, but if you put in the effort it’s very reasonable and I have witnessed the training department bend over backwards to help people that are struggling. I’ve also seen people that showed up with an entitled attitude get their butt handed to them.
I did multiple training programs on multiple types at OO. If you can't get through it's either attitude/effort, or you need more experience.
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Originally Posted by wrxpilot
I will say there are a couple of SLC CRJ instructors that have reputations. I’ve had the two most notorious ones on several occasions for CQ. But even with them, as long as you were humble and put in effort, it was fine.
Yup. Had both, if you're prepared it will be fine. Those guys are old school, they expect pilots to have backbone, so sit up straight, look 'em in the eye, and speak with confidence. The folks who get in trouble with them are the ones who show up hoping to throw hail marys to santa claus...