I searched and didn't find a thread that addresses this. Can someone who knows about returning from Long Term Disability help me with some questions? I'm just trying to plan for what to expect when I get my medical back...
1. How long from the time you got your medical back were you put in the sim? Any input on that timing? Did you get a fellow upgradee/sim partner, or a seat filler?
1B. Smooth process, or a pain in the backside?
2. I presume you were scheduled to do OE shortly after your sim-check?
2B. Is there a minimum number of hours for narrow-body OE, different than initial? (i.e. one trip, or two?) Did you get the full monty, like initial, or did the LCP assume you knew/remembered some of it?
2C. I think you get a reserve line your first month back - any input into that schedule?
2D. If you are inactive when vacations are bid in Jan, you get leftovers, right? And you have to rely on move-up bids?
3. What is the time cutoff (since your last landing) for being put in the short requal course vs. the full month? I'm on LTD. (i.e. If I have to go the full month again anyway, I might consider switching equipment)
4. I understand I will have to get refingerprinted, since it will have been over 6 months. Are there any other ancillary to-do's before starting back in the sim? My badge will expire early next year...
5. I still have a Surface 2, and I presume I will get a 3 only when I'm moved back to a category. However, since I am currently NBCSIC, all my manuals are gone from my Surface 2, so I can't study anything. Can someone give a quick short-course syllabus description? How many academic/sim days? I'm wondering how much time I will have and how much I'll need to study before hitting the sim again.
6. If I read the TA correctly, since I'm not currently active, I'm presuming the FAA leave doesn't apply/can't help me...
Anything I'm missing?
Thanks in advance!