Airtran training

[curtis46]

It's much more "old school" than any other carrier is today.

You're obviously not on the 73 side of the house.

 

[Secret Squirrel]

You're obviously not on the 73 side of the house.

No thats the old school airplane! We have the old school training.

 

[curtis46]

On another note,i heard that the v/s function will be remove from our old school airplane because some of those old school training pilots coming over,was given bad habit to new hires using v/s each time they need to go down instead of vnav which is more fuel efficient.
It's just what i heard,maybe someone can confirm or deny.

 

[skiandsurf]

It's much more "old school" than any other carrier is today.

Yeah, I called a friend that is on the 717 there, and he said that the recurrent "is a ball buster" (his words, not mine). Basically they want you to rebuild the airplane for the oral.

I think that is more "old school" mentality.

 

[FIREMAN]

It's much more "old school" than any other carrier is today.

I have been through bothsides and there is very little deference. Do not let the wieners scare you. If you call knowing where the air for the packs come from, old school then you may have a problem. If you are "smarter than a 5th grader" then you should not have any problems, if not "you might be a RED NECK."

 

[j41driver]

Well I guess I'm a weiner but my initial 717 FO checkride/oral was much more difficult than the J41, CRJ or 328Jet type rides I've done in the past.

I'm not saying it was unfair...just more difficult.

 

[SkiFishFly]

On another note,i heard that the v/s function will be remove from our old school airplane because some of those old school training pilots coming over,was given bad habit to new hires using v/s each time they need to go down instead of vnav which is more fuel efficient.
It's just what i heard,maybe someone can confirm or deny.

Not always...

 

[CitationLover]

On another note,i heard that the v/s function will be remove from our old school airplane because some of those old school training pilots coming over,was given bad habit to new hires using v/s each time they need to go down instead of vnav which is more fuel efficient.
It's just what i heard,maybe someone can confirm or deny.

vnav is only as fuel efficient as the cost index that was input. i also wonder sometimes what HAL is thinking as it rarely wants to do over 2000fpm unless it is behind.

what cost index does AAI run the 717? do they switch them on different legs or run a flat index? we run a flat 18, but i think with our new flight planning and release software we will have some flexibility to change this with the winds.

 

[j41driver]

what cost index does AAI run the 717?

We use 25 but I think they were looking at changing that. Not sure where it stands now...I haven't flown too much in the last 6 weeks.

 

[CitationLover]

I haven't flown too much in the last 6 weeks.

i have seen a lot of junior fo's saying this on here. do you think they will slow down hiring or is it simply a winter slowdown in flying?