R2F's American Eagle Training Updates
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Brazilian_Pilot
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Guys I dont think he really knows about all that stuff and how it hurts the pilot population in general.
I'm not a line pilot so i'm not gonna explain but someone should.
I'm not a line pilot so i'm not gonna explain but someone should.
Brazilian_Pilot
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Guys I dont think he really knows about all that stuff and how it hurts the pilot population in general.
I'm not a line pilot so i'm not gonna explain but someone should.
I'm not a line pilot so i'm not gonna explain but someone should.
fender_jag
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NW004 said:
LOL =
, right NW004? 
ready2fly
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IOE Day 1
Got to the crew room about an hour before my show time....so.....two hours early. Got my Jepp revisions done
..and waited on the Captain.
He got there right on time, briefed me, and we were off to the plane. He showed me the first preflight walk-around, then up into the cockpit. He explained that the first leg would be his so as to let me get my head in the game.
Not a bad idea, to be honest. The PNF is HOPPING like a one-legged man in an a** kicking contest, but that's all good with me. I didn't get much of that in the sim, so I was glad to be getting REAL world experience.
He flew to TUL and back to DFW, then it was my turn. The thing flies MUCH easier than the sim!! Funny how easy it is when........STUFF AIN'T FAILIN' ON YOU LEFT AND RIGHT....like in the sim!!!
First landing wasn't bad. JT's right....the real thing is SOOOO much easier than the simulator. MUCH! Second landing was a tad left of center, but otherwise....not too shabby either. Nose came down a little harder than I wanted it to, but Capt. said "nice job!"
Our plane to DSM had a Mach Trim failure, so we had to switch planes causing a 45 minute delay....which turned out to be a blessing in disquise because had we arrived in DSM on time, we would have been SMACK in the middle of those heavy Thunderboomers that passed through the North Central states.
As it was, as we passe dover MCI (HOWDY sbe!! ) last night, the storms were moving north east, but as luck would have it, a level 5 was just passing over DSM so we were delayed yet again.
It passed in time for us to shoot an approach before another formed. Got repremanded by the Captain when he asked me to sequence the approach. It was so turbulent that I kept missing the button.
After landing and shut down, he apologized. I told him that I would have done the same thing and it's all business...nothing personal.
Today, we were up at 4:30 a.m. for a 5:45 a.m. show....off at 6:45 a.m. My leg.
Got that bad mo fo up to FL400 today!!!! :bandit: Pretty cool up there, if ya ask me. Landed in DFW. Originally assigned 36L, we were at about 1000' agl on final when tower asked us to switch to 36R....my first side-step.
Actually went VERY well with a REALLY nice landing....with a crosswind! Captain actually complimented me in the crew room in front of some of my cronies.....so, I guess I made up for the biff in the storm.... I hope.
He flew to LBB - quick turn, then my leg back to DFW. He had me hand-fly the thing all the way to FL240 so that I could get the feel for it. He suggested that any time I was on a vectored departure, I do just that to stay fresh. Think I'll heed that advice!
All-in-all, I give it a hearty THUMBS UP! I had a blast!!!!! The Captain was a great guy. Made it really enjoyable. He really loves his job. I fly with him again tomorrow and Thursday, then it's HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
More later!
R2F
Got to the crew room about an hour before my show time....so.....two hours early. Got my Jepp revisions done
..and waited on the Captain.He got there right on time, briefed me, and we were off to the plane. He showed me the first preflight walk-around, then up into the cockpit. He explained that the first leg would be his so as to let me get my head in the game.
Not a bad idea, to be honest. The PNF is HOPPING like a one-legged man in an a** kicking contest, but that's all good with me. I didn't get much of that in the sim, so I was glad to be getting REAL world experience.
He flew to TUL and back to DFW, then it was my turn. The thing flies MUCH easier than the sim!! Funny how easy it is when........STUFF AIN'T FAILIN' ON YOU LEFT AND RIGHT....like in the sim!!!
First landing wasn't bad. JT's right....the real thing is SOOOO much easier than the simulator. MUCH! Second landing was a tad left of center, but otherwise....not too shabby either. Nose came down a little harder than I wanted it to, but Capt. said "nice job!"
Our plane to DSM had a Mach Trim failure, so we had to switch planes causing a 45 minute delay....which turned out to be a blessing in disquise because had we arrived in DSM on time, we would have been SMACK in the middle of those heavy Thunderboomers that passed through the North Central states.
As it was, as we passe dover MCI (HOWDY sbe!!
) last night, the storms were moving north east, but as luck would have it, a level 5 was just passing over DSM so we were delayed yet again.It passed in time for us to shoot an approach before another formed. Got repremanded by the Captain when he asked me to sequence the approach. It was so turbulent that I kept missing the button.
After landing and shut down, he apologized. I told him that I would have done the same thing and it's all business...nothing personal.
Today, we were up at 4:30 a.m. for a 5:45 a.m. show....off at 6:45 a.m. My leg.
Got that bad mo fo up to FL400 today!!!! :bandit: Pretty cool up there, if ya ask me. Landed in DFW. Originally assigned 36L, we were at about 1000' agl on final when tower asked us to switch to 36R....my first side-step.
Actually went VERY well with a REALLY nice landing....with a crosswind! Captain actually complimented me in the crew room in front of some of my cronies.....so, I guess I made up for the biff in the storm.... I hope.
He flew to LBB - quick turn, then my leg back to DFW. He had me hand-fly the thing all the way to FL240 so that I could get the feel for it. He suggested that any time I was on a vectored departure, I do just that to stay fresh. Think I'll heed that advice!
All-in-all, I give it a hearty THUMBS UP! I had a blast!!!!! The Captain was a great guy. Made it really enjoyable. He really loves his job. I fly with him again tomorrow and Thursday, then it's HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
More later!
R2F
ASpilot2be
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Big congrats:rawk: Sounds like quite the first day, a little bit of everything
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Brazilian_Pilot
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This thread makes me salivate!!
This thread is a great idea! It really motivates us guys in the bottom of the cycle!
Congrats Guys!!! :rawk:
This thread is a great idea! It really motivates us guys in the bottom of the cycle!
Congrats Guys!!! :rawk:
WestIndian425
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First day in the airplane...NICE!!!
Keep the posts coming, R2F.
Now I'm excited to read Kellwolf's and CrashNburn's.
Neil
Keep the posts coming, R2F.
Now I'm excited to read Kellwolf's and CrashNburn's.
Neil
WestIndian425
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ready2fly said:
Sorry I didn't answer this one sooner. Actually, I'm finished with my training at ATP and I'm instructing at Sierra Academy in Atwater, CA. Since I won't be doing the RJ course at ATP, it'll take me a few months longer to build my hours, but I'm working hard to get there and I anticipate I will be ready by early fall. Just broke 500 over last weekend. :rawk: I do have the multi requirements met though (just as you said)
, and I'm studying right now to take the ATP written by the end of May. I'm sure to ask for advice soon. Neil
no worries.. if it did, we'd just pull out the posts and put them in a new thread.ready2fly said:No worries, dude. Pilots saying that they would "pay to fly" is not what youl'd call a popular theme. Rookie mistake.
That said - let's not turn this into a "PFT/PFJ sucks" thread, please. Okay folks??
WestIndian425
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No what happened to Kellwolf and CrashNburn's IOE? We're patiently waiting to hear from you guys.
Neil
Neil
kellwolf
Piece of Trash
You'll be waiting a while to hear about my IOE. I still have 6 sim sessions, LOFT and 4 jumpseat flights to go before IOE. I was supposed to have another sim session tonight, but it got canned due to not enough sim instructors. Got another tomorrow night and I THINK tonight's is re-scheduled for Monday. I still have one more to get re-scheduled in addition to that one, and I'm caught up. But for those of you jonesing for an airline training fix.....
Sim 3
Ass....kicked....hard. Started out at gate A-11 in MEM (push back to an active taxiway, so we have to call ground instead of NWA ramp control for our push clearance). APU broken, snowing, and 1 degree C. Nice day, huh? So, we had to do our external air start sequences, pushback, then do a crossbleed start. From there we taxied over to the de-ice pad to do the de-ice/anti-ice procedures. Taxied up to the hold short line, did the supplemental checklist for an unpressurized takeoff (due to the APU being deferred), before takeoff check, then got cleared onto the runway. Stick shaker on the t/o, so abort. Reset to the beginning, normal t/o, re-pressurize on the way up, normal climb (all with the anti-ice on). Get to 10K and do stalls. My sim partner basically did a textbook demo of stalls. Mine, in a word, sucked. The past two sims I did them alright, but something just jangled me this time around. I didn't lose more than 150-200 feet, but they weren't stable or anywhere near what they were supposed to be. Pissed me off because I know I can do better.
From the stalls, we were cleared direct to the FAF for 36R at MEM, do not exceed 225 kts, expidite. So, set the altitude, hit speed mode and threw out the flight spoilers. Descent was marked with multiple cloud layers, so we got practice turning on and off the anti-ice. As soon as we turned it on, we magically broke out. As soon as it went off, "Look! Here comes another cloud deck!" TAT was around 7 degrees C.
We get close to the fix, then we get the dread "Hold at the FAF, L turns, 2000 ft, 7 mile legs." I know all you CFIs just went into horror shock. The CRJ makes it easy as long as your FMS isn't failed. Oh, and my autopilot failed right about then, too. Told to expect the ILS approach for 36R, glideslope out of service. So, called for the approach to be prepared, did the brief and got set up. Started in on the LOC approach, and that went pretty well. As long as you think ahead and know the profile, it's a pretty descent deal. But, as expected, went missed. Did the go around, and cleared to fly the published missed. Got a GEN 1 OFF message, and ran the appropriate checklists, told ATC we needed to come back around. After proving that we knew how to get around that, we did a couple of landings. Those are coming along alright. I was actually able to hold the centerline with a 10 kt crosswind. Now, I just need to work on not landing halfway down the runway.
Re-set at 5000 feet and told to expect the ILS 27. Once again, no autopilot. I have to admit, I am DAMN proud of that handflown approach. I hit a zone and made all my calls on time, had the plane configured right, and never went off glideslope or localizer. I had to get a printout to frame. I even managed to land in the touchdown zone and on centerline. So, after the hideous stalls (which never left the back of my mind) I was happy to end the night on a good note.
Next sim lesson is gonna be almost all single engine, mostly with no AP. I can't wait for that one.....
Sim 3
Ass....kicked....hard. Started out at gate A-11 in MEM (push back to an active taxiway, so we have to call ground instead of NWA ramp control for our push clearance). APU broken, snowing, and 1 degree C. Nice day, huh? So, we had to do our external air start sequences, pushback, then do a crossbleed start. From there we taxied over to the de-ice pad to do the de-ice/anti-ice procedures. Taxied up to the hold short line, did the supplemental checklist for an unpressurized takeoff (due to the APU being deferred), before takeoff check, then got cleared onto the runway. Stick shaker on the t/o, so abort. Reset to the beginning, normal t/o, re-pressurize on the way up, normal climb (all with the anti-ice on). Get to 10K and do stalls. My sim partner basically did a textbook demo of stalls. Mine, in a word, sucked. The past two sims I did them alright, but something just jangled me this time around. I didn't lose more than 150-200 feet, but they weren't stable or anywhere near what they were supposed to be. Pissed me off because I know I can do better.
From the stalls, we were cleared direct to the FAF for 36R at MEM, do not exceed 225 kts, expidite. So, set the altitude, hit speed mode and threw out the flight spoilers. Descent was marked with multiple cloud layers, so we got practice turning on and off the anti-ice. As soon as we turned it on, we magically broke out. As soon as it went off, "Look! Here comes another cloud deck!" TAT was around 7 degrees C.
We get close to the fix, then we get the dread "Hold at the FAF, L turns, 2000 ft, 7 mile legs." I know all you CFIs just went into horror shock. The CRJ makes it easy as long as your FMS isn't failed.
Oh, and my autopilot failed right about then, too. Told to expect the ILS approach for 36R, glideslope out of service. So, called for the approach to be prepared, did the brief and got set up. Started in on the LOC approach, and that went pretty well. As long as you think ahead and know the profile, it's a pretty descent deal. But, as expected, went missed. Did the go around, and cleared to fly the published missed. Got a GEN 1 OFF message, and ran the appropriate checklists, told ATC we needed to come back around. After proving that we knew how to get around that, we did a couple of landings. Those are coming along alright. I was actually able to hold the centerline with a 10 kt crosswind. Now, I just need to work on not landing halfway down the runway. Re-set at 5000 feet and told to expect the ILS 27. Once again, no autopilot. I have to admit, I am DAMN proud of that handflown approach. I hit a zone and made all my calls on time, had the plane configured right, and never went off glideslope or localizer. I had to get a printout to frame.
I even managed to land in the touchdown zone and on centerline. So, after the hideous stalls (which never left the back of my mind) I was happy to end the night on a good note.Next sim lesson is gonna be almost all single engine, mostly with no AP. I can't wait for that one.....
crashmbern
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well guys i just got home from san juan. and IOE went pretty well. can't give that much details on everything because all the flights kind of just blended together over the past couple of days. the biggest problems i had at first had to be the load manifest and the flight release. basically finding what i actually need on the flight manifest for weather and stuff and then getting the load manifest done.
In training we dealt with the ATR 42 and then using the weights for the atr 72 in SJU with the straight 72 and the 212A. I hadn't really done the load manifest for about a month, so i had to get a few bugs out of my brain. but then i realized you can get most of the manifest done before you go out to the plane. Then your about to go and the flight is basically waiting for the FO to get the cargo weights and the pax weights done before we can taxi, which adds a little bit of stress.
As far as flying goes its not to bad down there. the language barrier isn't that tough but i have only flown to the Dominican republic, st. thomas, st. croix, nevis, and bonaire off the coast of venezula. I heard goin down the island chain can get a little bit harder. Since we are international we have to call for engine starts when we are at an outstation about 10 minutes before we go. then your getting your clearance as your taxing out.
Once you know what your doin its gets pretty easy. the first couple of flights i was ready to pull out my hair. now its time for reserve, just waiting for scheduling to get a hold of me and i am officially there b*tch.
adam
In training we dealt with the ATR 42 and then using the weights for the atr 72 in SJU with the straight 72 and the 212A. I hadn't really done the load manifest for about a month, so i had to get a few bugs out of my brain. but then i realized you can get most of the manifest done before you go out to the plane. Then your about to go and the flight is basically waiting for the FO to get the cargo weights and the pax weights done before we can taxi, which adds a little bit of stress.
As far as flying goes its not to bad down there. the language barrier isn't that tough but i have only flown to the Dominican republic, st. thomas, st. croix, nevis, and bonaire off the coast of venezula. I heard goin down the island chain can get a little bit harder. Since we are international we have to call for engine starts when we are at an outstation about 10 minutes before we go. then your getting your clearance as your taxing out.
Once you know what your doin its gets pretty easy. the first couple of flights i was ready to pull out my hair. now its time for reserve, just waiting for scheduling to get a hold of me and i am officially there b*tch.
adam