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Old 05-22-2018 | 07:28 AM
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Meh. I went home every weekend during indoc and ground. Mainly because 1) it was a 90-minute flight, 2) they gave us nonrev benefits by our first weekend and we had CASS authorization by week 2, and 3) one can only stand so much time in a hotel.

Usually I'd leave Friday night and return Sunday early afternoon. Also, it was September/October, so the loads were light and I never needed to sit in the actual. I'm not sure I would have tried it in the summertime. I did Sims in ATL during December and didn't even bother trying the cross-country commute during sim training.

It's not rocket science. Initial ground ain't easy by any stretch, but you can't just study 24/7.
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Old 05-23-2018 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Turbosina
Meh. I went home every weekend during indoc and ground. Mainly because 1) it was a 90-minute flight, 2) they gave us nonrev benefits by our first weekend and we had CASS authorization by week 2, and 3) one can only stand so much time in a hotel.

Usually I'd leave Friday night and return Sunday early afternoon. Also, it was September/October, so the loads were light and I never needed to sit in the actual. I'm not sure I would have tried it in the summertime. I did Sims in ATL during December and didn't even bother trying the cross-country commute during sim training.

It's not rocket science. Initial ground ain't easy by any stretch, but you can't just study 24/7.
Some in our class did the same. I don’t think any of the wash outs were those that went home occasionally. The only reason I didn’t more is because I didn’t purchase delta benefits and there were no direct flights from SLC - DTW. That flight alone is 4 or so hours also. That’s cuts into the time at home.
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