kfahmi

New Skywest RJ FO here. ORD is my domicile, and next week I've got IOE assigned. I've heard all the horror stories about sitting in the penalty box for half an hour or more, so...can anyone with ORD experience share some local knowledge? Would be much appreciated. I'd like to show up with at least some sort of advance preparation done, so I don't turn into a blithering idiot when trying to deal with ORD ground procedures.

Thanks in advance...

DroopsN10

I was there for ioe. It won't make any sense on how things work there for the first 2 days but try to have all your freqs in the box when you have a spare second and don't confuse the capt and have him unknowingly stop on any taxiways at all costs... Good luck. You'll enjoy it after you get the hang of it!

jgdeleon09

Relax and have fun! Ord is a monster but don't sweat it,, ioe check airman will guide you through everything, but I'll tell you this, I did ioe out of ord too and you will never forget that day lol we took off and my rear was still back at the gate lol have fun!

T6SAM

It's been a while since I've operated out of ORD but watch out for the SIDS speed restriction (if it still exists).

chignutsak

Landing 27R? Enjoy the LONG ride back to the gate...

nafrench

Just grunt on the radio no one cares

DorkFromFL

Departure. Don't forget it is 250 kts till advised!! Don't go speedin after 10k. Pay attention to taxi instructions! Don't be a TOTD and check-in on facebook at the penatly box. Last but not least, have fun!!

Facebitten

Since nobody else said it. Glad to see you got through training. Your hard work paid off.

TheFly

Now this is funny.
Seriously, keep your ears open, head up and eyes outside & you'll be fine. After day 2 or day 3, it will be fine. ORD has some good, no, great Captains that will help you through.

kfahmi

Thank you. Halfway through Sims I figured there was no way I was gonna make it through without needing extra training, but it all came together somehow. Nailed the MV, and I got an 'Outstanding' comment on my LOE from the examiner

It was intense, that I will say. But Skywest has a solid training department with some really good instructors who taught us well.

Fortunately I made a lot of dumb noob mistakes in the sim, so I hopefully won't make them online. Such as...one day before engine start in the sim, I looked at the ADG handle and thought that it was merely a cover for the real handle, which I assumed would be something like the emer gear extension handle. I pulled up on what I thought was the cover plate for the ADG handle, and thunk! The ADG deployed. Good thing I figured that out in the sim and not in the real airplane...