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I assume you are on the Brasilia. I am not sure with the jet. What base are you hoping for? Houston was the most junior base but it is closed now. Fresno and SLC are my guess for the most junior now. There has been a lot of movement recently so pretty junior people are getting into all the west coast bases fairly quickly.I'm not to sure about the others.
I agree that getting ahead is not too practical or useful, just know the stuff they send you. I think managing my time and getting good sleep was key for me. No sense in studying all night only to sleep through class the next day.
I agree that getting ahead is not too practical or useful, just know the stuff they send you. I think managing my time and getting good sleep was key for me. No sense in studying all night only to sleep through class the next day.
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The answer
Hello,
I went through ground school in November, so let me say:
My best advice is to have those "limitations" down and cold by the time you go there. I did, and it gave me spare time to study more on systems, flows, and the rest. At first you will feel overwhelmed, and everyone else will too.
No worries, by the end of the third day most people will start to manage their time and priorities. Do homework and study with a group. Those who went solo in my class struggled the most. I was in a group of 5 guys, and we hammered the books a lot.
Manage sleep vs study time, and give yourself a weekend day off to have fun. I burned out myself sleeping little and studying much just to find out my retention level in class and at the hotel was minimal.
They have flows training and stage checks, take as much advantage of it as you can, cause you will need all the that knowledge for FTD and sim. Remember that at sim and ftd the instructors are expecting you to know the flows, not to go there to learn them. That is why having the limitations down before you go there is good, you will have ample time to work on flows, while your fellow comrades from class are learning them for the test the next couple of days.
Also, if you have a laptop... bring it. They give you two cd's. One with flows demonstrations, and another for systems. They are very useful, and having a laptop at the hotel helped me a lot.
I don’t want to overwhelm you. Do your best, study and you will do fine.
The instructors are gr8t there, and they are there for your success.
Skywest is a good company with happy troopers. Everyone I have flown with so far have been good people and are happy working here. No place is perfect, but they are happy.
Congratulations and welcome aboard.
10 guys went through the class, and all 10 of us passed. They are flying the line right now.
We did not find out about our domiciles until we were in sim.
Bases could be anywhere in the system, right now most of the IAH guys are going to Denver and Salt Lake. I will be going to Denver.
Schudules are good in my opinion, I dont have a basis to campare them with because this is my first airline job. I am on reserve in IAH, but with people leaving each month I am scheduled to fly a lot.
Good luck, and don’t hesitate to ask more if you need to. I had help from a guy who went to class before me, and he was helpful.
Hope this helps.
Hello,
I went through ground school in November, so let me say:
My best advice is to have those "limitations" down and cold by the time you go there. I did, and it gave me spare time to study more on systems, flows, and the rest. At first you will feel overwhelmed, and everyone else will too.
No worries, by the end of the third day most people will start to manage their time and priorities. Do homework and study with a group. Those who went solo in my class struggled the most. I was in a group of 5 guys, and we hammered the books a lot.
Manage sleep vs study time, and give yourself a weekend day off to have fun. I burned out myself sleeping little and studying much just to find out my retention level in class and at the hotel was minimal.
They have flows training and stage checks, take as much advantage of it as you can, cause you will need all the that knowledge for FTD and sim. Remember that at sim and ftd the instructors are expecting you to know the flows, not to go there to learn them. That is why having the limitations down before you go there is good, you will have ample time to work on flows, while your fellow comrades from class are learning them for the test the next couple of days.
Also, if you have a laptop... bring it. They give you two cd's. One with flows demonstrations, and another for systems. They are very useful, and having a laptop at the hotel helped me a lot.
I don’t want to overwhelm you. Do your best, study and you will do fine.
The instructors are gr8t there, and they are there for your success.
Skywest is a good company with happy troopers. Everyone I have flown with so far have been good people and are happy working here. No place is perfect, but they are happy.
Congratulations and welcome aboard.
10 guys went through the class, and all 10 of us passed. They are flying the line right now.
We did not find out about our domiciles until we were in sim.
Bases could be anywhere in the system, right now most of the IAH guys are going to Denver and Salt Lake. I will be going to Denver.
Schudules are good in my opinion, I dont have a basis to campare them with because this is my first airline job. I am on reserve in IAH, but with people leaving each month I am scheduled to fly a lot.
Good luck, and don’t hesitate to ask more if you need to. I had help from a guy who went to class before me, and he was helpful.
Hope this helps.
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As difete said, know the limitations cold. It will give you a leg up. We didn't get tested on them until the 3rd week, but go ahead and start learning them. There is also an FTD in the training building. Even though most of the functions on it were inop when I went through, it still helps to get in it with your sim partner and practice your flows. You can at least throw switches even though you won't get any feedback. Also, if you're lucky enough to know any pilots based in SLC, there is a scrap airplane they keep on the ramp behind the hanger. You may be able to get in there and fire up the APU and go through some more flows. As previously mentioned, you will be expected to know your flows by the time you get to FTD. I wouldn't dedicate too much time to them though. Maybe a couple nights a week. Just make sure you do the homework every night and study for the tests. Also, studying in a group will definitely help. They want you to pass! Good luck and congratulations!
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flighttime said:
Probably hiring into the Brasilia for a while now because, even though all the growth is happening on the CRJ side, a whole wave of newhires from a year ago is coming up on their one year seat-lock and many are transitioning.
ORD and DEN are the most junior CRJ domiciles, and they are the domiciles that are seeing the new growth...
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Husker Fan,
If I was you I would study with a new hire from uvsc they seem to have all the gouge, a guy I knew when I went through training 3 years ago had a static display in his room (brasilia). I thought at the time how pathetic, but when it comes down to it any help you get in ground school will make the rest of the training, IE ftd and sim all the easier. Know your flows. Learn them, love them, and when your done doing that re learn the flows, get the idea? I love SkyWest, it was/is my first airline job, but I also realize it is not the place I want to be in 5 years. Treat the people you come in contact with well and they will reciprocate. At least that is what I found to be true....if I can help with more info PM me I will help you as much as anyboody. And congratulations, welcome to SkyWest your going to enjoy the ride!!!~
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Husker Fan,
If I was you I would study with a new hire from uvsc they seem to have all the gouge, a guy I knew when I went through training 3 years ago had a static display in his room (brasilia). I thought at the time how pathetic, but when it comes down to it any help you get in ground school will make the rest of the training, IE ftd and sim all the easier. Know your flows. Learn them, love them, and when your done doing that re learn the flows, get the idea? I love SkyWest, it was/is my first airline job, but I also realize it is not the place I want to be in 5 years. Treat the people you come in contact with well and they will reciprocate. At least that is what I found to be true....if I can help with more info PM me I will help you as much as anyboody. And congratulations, welcome to SkyWest your going to enjoy the ride!!!~
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