junglejet.com still operating?

[PA28Heavy]

I'm going to class at XJT in January, and am looking for a study guide for the EMB-145. I found junglejet.com, looks like a guy who flies for XJT makes and sells his own study guides. He hasn't replied to my emails and his PayPal account isn't active-is he still in business?

I found another study guide from Avsoft, anyone ever use it?

 

[efiscompmon]

there's always JoeyJet.com!

(ducks)

 

[CUEBOAT]

Doesn't xjt give you study material the day you are hired? You should try to stay away from generic study material, and try to use company literature. Who knows it might be the same but if its not you'll be screwed, relearning memory items, limitations etc.....

 

[mmmdonut]

buncha over achievers!! that big binder they gave you is sufficient. this isnt some kind of "I know the ERJ better!" contest! All you newhires need to relax. Don't spend more of mom & dad's ERAU money on stupid generic ERJ fluff....

 

[iahawkeye]

buncha over achievers!! that big binder they gave you is sufficient. this isnt some kind of "I know the ERJ better!" contest! All you newhires need to relax. Don't spend more of mom & dad's ERAU money on stupid generic ERJ fluff....

Relax mmmdonut, the guys just trying to be prepared. A first ground school is a pretty big deal to a lot of people after they spend x amount of money on college, and then work for nothing for a few years as flight instructor. They just don't want to screw up, and apparently new hires don't have the best rep with xjet pilots right now. But I do agree, the training manual that they give you is sufficent. Have you memory items and limitations down, flows, and profiles, all that good stuff that they provide you, and wait for them to teach you the rest. Don't waste your money, your going to need it.

 

[upndsky]

I agree. Save the money. These study guides won't make sense until you're in class and the instructor is actually explaining it to you. Right now, all they'll do is add to the confussion.

The study guides only become valuable when you're preparing for your oral and your checkride and you've taken sh!tty notes. By then, there will be several copies floating around the class.

Focus on the limitations and the flows. The rest you'll learn in class.

 

[coex]

There are 2 that I know of. One is the animated online study guide
http://www.aviationgroundschool.com/

Here is the written one
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~redduck/

 

[voteno]

Save your money for the cheap whores down here in Houston, cause them new hire sky-hookers aren't what they used to be!

The books they give you are more than you need! and they are FREE, hookers are not though!

 

[BluDevAv8r]

I'm going to class at XJT in January, and am looking for a study guide for the EMB-145. I found junglejet.com, looks like a guy who flies for XJT makes and sells his own study guides. He hasn't replied to my emails and his PayPal account isn't active-is he still in business?

I found another study guide from Avsoft, anyone ever use it?

To answer your original question, that pilot is no longer flying for ExpressJet.

-Neal

 

[PA28Heavy]

the guys just trying to be prepared. A first ground school is a pretty big deal to a lot of people after they spend x amount of money on college, and then work for nothing for a few years as flight instructor. They just don't want to screw up, and apparently new hires don't have the best rep with xjet pilots right now.

Yup, that's where I'm coming from. I figure they will teach us everything, but from past experience I know it's nice to have a concise study guide instead of a messy handwritten notebook. I do hear lots of comments about the new hires, and don't want to be one of them.

And I really do wish it was Mom & Dad's money, but unfortunately it's not. However if you would like to donate, I do have a PayPal account It's under the name "pilot who can't afford to screw this up" in care of Key Bank, who owns my a$$.

 

[PA28Heavy]

I agree. Save the money. These study guides won't make sense until you're in class and the instructor is actually explaining it to you. Right now, all they'll do is add to the confussion.

The study guides only become valuable when you're preparing for your oral and your checkride and you've taken sh!tty notes. By then, there will be several copies floating around the class.

Focus on the limitations and the flows. The rest you'll learn in class.

Thanks, sounds reasonable.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

You'd be better off purchasing one of those Turbine Pilot's Transition Books. Go into Ground School with a somewhat solid foundation, and you should be ok.

 

[upndsky]

You'd be better off purchasing one of those Turbine Pilot's Transition Books. Go into Ground School with a somewhat solid foundation, and you should be ok.

I'll second that as well. If you don't have any turbine experience, go buy "The Turbine Pilot's Flight Manual." I found it at a Borders. I had a little turbine time before coming here but I still found the book a great resource. It's a littel pricey at around $30, but it is well worth the money. If you're going to spend money on anything, buy this book versus the study guides.

 

[Dave Benjamin]

Real pilots shop at bookfinder.com

Cheapest prices I've found for a variety of books. When I'm in a bookstore and find something I like I'll jot down the ISBN number which is a more accurate way of finding what you're looking for.