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12-20-2017 | 12:52 PM
#9691
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From: Downward Dog
Lying NY TIMES
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12-20-2017 | 02:38 PM
#9692
On Reserve
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1. ORD is probably your best bet. Some of the guys who wanted to fly a lot also left for BOI. If you go to a west coast base you will double or even triple the amount of time you sit on reserve. I've been here about a year and I can now finally hold a line at a West Coast base. Keep an eye on open time. You may not fly much on reserve unless you select you want to be called first. Look for LGA turns on open time. You can fly these on your days off.
2. I don't know much about either program.
3. The 175 was my (sigh) 4th type rating. I studied in advance and kinda got burned. For example the book tailwind limit of most jets is
10 knots. SkyWest 175s can do 15 but you wont learn that until you get to ground school. So even the limitations are different per the company op specs than what you will find on the that app.
In my opinion your best bet for training is to show up well rested an ready to study a lot. Make flashcards and study beyond just the computer based training. If you apply yourself in training you will be fine. No need to spend ANY money on ANYTHING going forward. You'll need it to sort out a place to live in ORD. Live near the blue line train and life will be pretty easy. Winters suck though.
2. I don't know much about either program.
3. The 175 was my (sigh) 4th type rating. I studied in advance and kinda got burned. For example the book tailwind limit of most jets is
10 knots. SkyWest 175s can do 15 but you wont learn that until you get to ground school. So even the limitations are different per the company op specs than what you will find on the that app.
In my opinion your best bet for training is to show up well rested an ready to study a lot. Make flashcards and study beyond just the computer based training. If you apply yourself in training you will be fine. No need to spend ANY money on ANYTHING going forward. You'll need it to sort out a place to live in ORD. Live near the blue line train and life will be pretty easy. Winters suck though.
I guess I'll just study the engines and some basic systems and save my $$$
Cheers!
12-20-2017 | 02:52 PM
#9693
On Reserve
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I have a couple of mates who have been in the states for a while now and they say everyone has been great and really welcoming!Look at us all getting along! ..... Do you see this Kim Jong-Un??.. Its not that hard to be friends hahah
12-20-2017 | 03:47 PM
#9694
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Top notch cbt, one of my alltime favorites...
12-20-2017 | 03:49 PM
#9695
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Heard the company came to SAPA to reduce the required time for upgrade. It should go reduced for the March upgrade class.
12-20-2017 | 05:13 PM
#9696
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So they get what they want, whenever they want it?
12-20-2017 | 05:26 PM
#9697
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From: Guppy Gear Slinger
12-20-2017 | 06:35 PM
#9698
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From: Downward Dog
Bad but nothing can come close to the TEM CBT of a couple years ago.
I heard that was the first CBT to ever get hate mail.
I'm all for lowering whatever upgrade time they can as long as we get a QOL item in return.
I heard that was the first CBT to ever get hate mail.
I'm all for lowering whatever upgrade time they can as long as we get a QOL item in return.
12-20-2017 | 08:31 PM
#9699
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That TEM CBT was a doozie however it was nothing compared to the FMS one that CC made for the Brasilia years before that. It must have taken him weeks make in order get all the hot spots on the buttons in the right place.
12-20-2017 | 08:47 PM
#9700
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It's pathetic that these are being used as a primary means to train professional pilots.
For new hires and upgrades there are 44 CBTs required and new hires get 4 days to do them. They take 12 to 16 hours per day and they are the initial exposure to all of the systems. Fortunately the systems test has been seriously dumbed down and everyone passes.
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