R2F's American Eagle Training Updates

kellwolf said:
Deep Ellum = might get shot at. Ft Worth is a better bet. Now to wrap up the Pinnacle week:

To round out the week, we finished going through all the company procedures dealing with t/o alternates, alternate mins, exemptions to those mins, picked sim partners, and took our basic indoc test. Unfortunately, hours was NOT open book, but everyone did pass. Lots of questions on duty regs and the aforementioned topics. Best of all, I learned what base I'll be at. Ladies and gentleman, I got my first choice: MEM. From the sound of things, I might not sit reserve long at all, and the rumot is we're going to PBS soon as well.

Oh yeah, there's ANOTHER class starting on Monday. So, in addition to the 20 some odd I have under me in THIS class, that'll be another 30 behind me in seniority. Next week, we start the exciting security, emergency training and Hazmat. Then we move on to systems, which I'm really looking forward to.

To those of you looking to get on at an airline, listen to the experienced guys around here. The little tidbits you pick up really, really help in groundschool.
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What kind of info is on a basic indoc test?
 
kellwolf said:
Deep Ellum = might get shot at. Ft Worth is a better bet. Now to wrap up the Pinnacle week:
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Hey! The Deep Ellum ain't that bad. You just got to park in the right places...like next to the temporary police huts.;)

If you want to go more up scale, Greenville Avenue is pretty good.
 
kellwolf said:
Heh, since we're starting training on the same day, I was kinda kicking around the idea of a compare and contrast thing between the two of us. .
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I enjoyed my ground school very much. My instructor was great, as well as my classmates. I doubt any other newhire class that came through had as much fun as ours did. But um, to compare our training to a large operation like American eagle, well you might get dissappointed.
 
Well, Eagle has how much money to toss at the new hires compared to us? :)

My goal is just to show how similar yet different training can be at different airlines.

I'm having a blast in class (when we're not watching videos and getting reviews on weather), and our instructor (Jan for those in the know) is great, too. The only downside is that our class is so huge. 30 people is a lot for a 9E CRJ class from what I hear.
 
Day 6
Today they turned on the fire hose. Right down our throats.

Intro to systems began with an lesson on how to use the computers for CBT (Computer Based Training). The CRJ is the only aircraft in A.E.'s fleet that uses CBT technology and I, for one, am VERY glad they have it!!

The first day, we went over "Aircraft General" and "Lights" - followed by a test.

We then dove headlong into the FMS - also CBT based. That thing is going to be FUN to learn!!!! :D

Day 7
Today, we did a quick review of the General Ops section and then a review of several other sections of the Ops Specs ..... followed by a 25 question written test.

After that, we began our study of the NAV and COMM units on the CBT = both VERY long units, followed by a test at the end of each one. So, in total, I had three tests today.

The end of the day was spent on intro to CSI (Cockpit Systems Integration) with a check airman, a transition captain and myself and another first officer new hire. Unfortunately, I will be the "odd man out" and will have to do all my training with the check airman. ;) I'm actuallly very excited about that! Not to take anything away from the captain, but I'd rather learn from Obi Wan than from Luke. Ya dig? :nana2:

More later. Off to work out, then back to the books.

R2F
 
Monday (I can't do day numbers since it all runs together. More power to ya, Stan :) )

Emergency training. We learned how to use the PBEs, halon extinguishers, water extinguishers, inflated life vests, and put out fires.

Tuesday

Most of today, I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. It was all about airline security techniques with uniform fittings tossed in. At some point next week, we're getting someone to come and teach us self-defense techniques. Should be interesting and possibly a bit painful.....
 
I'm in recurrent.. we just did the PBE's and popped the exits today, too. I'm sure it looks pretty funny to the pax sitting in the terminal in detroit to see a bunch of guys in plain clothes poking out of the overwing exits in that little airplane they are waiting to go flying in. tee hee.


Boy does kell's description bring back memories. They've updated alot of the slides except for the security ones...sooooooo much better.
 
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Peanuckle, I always get a kick out of your sig line. Hope you don't mind if I steal it for another forum.

:)

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Day 8
Did security training today. Most of it company specific stuff that I won't go into (because I'll have to kill you. :D ), but let's just say it was interesting.

Also did another round of CSI (Cockpit Systems Integration). Really starting to get those flows down and to get a good feel for where all the bells, whistles, widgets and whoosits are.

Day 9
Day 9 was TCAS, Communications, PRM approaches lecture and test. More of a class participation thing. Nothing too stressful.

Following lunch and more CBT, we went to another class on the FMS (Flight Management System). We learned how to program in basic flight plans with SIDs and STARs and holds. Pretty intuitive, that thing!

Day 10
The word of the day was "Emergencies". About 6 hours of Emergency training. Got a tad tedious at the end, but that was broken up by our instructor writing a senario up on the board (slats/flaps failure in flight en route to SBA on a rainy day).

More next week!

Hung out with John Herreshoff and KLB for St. Patties Day! That rocked!! Great to see you guys!!!

R2F
 
Sorry I missed ya in Dallas, Stan. Wait..... nah, I'm not. :)

Wednesday - Navigation and communication. Basically a quick rundown on the FMS and the ACARS. And by quick I mean "here's the stuff, we'll go over, then read it again on your own." Learned things like how to get a hold of dispatch when ACARS is down, who to talk to in what situation, etc.

Thursday - Winter Ops, Weight & balance, performance charts. Basically, if the FMS is inop or the dispatch/load control computers go down, we're screwed as far as on-time goes. :) W&B is a bit different than the Seminole/Cessna's, but the charts are MUCH better than those Piper pieces of crap. Plus, you need a few more plots on the CG envelope. Performance charts are where it gets tricky, since you're dealing with t/o N1, flex N1, max continuous thrust, climb thrust, go around thrust, landing field distance, etc. There are literally 15 charts or more for some of those (flex thrust being the most confusing). Once you learn how to read them and can tell the tiny differences from one chart to the next, it's not too bad. Although, I'm averaging about 10 minutes per flight on getting everything filled in. Like I said, screwed as far as on-time goes. :)

Tomorrow (yeah, Sunday) is CRM day, followed by more security, jet upset and a couple of other things thrown in.

Oh, and Stan. You guys suck if you get to do the CBT and cockpit procedures during class. They give us a pass card and tell us to come in after hours for that staff....
 
30 in your class? woo hoo~ haha. thats good news. I just broke into the triple digits, and would love some more below me. I moved up 150 numbers since i have been here. I started class 9 months ago or so. not bad. there was a class of 30 right behind ours. Our class only had 14 and the class infront of us had less than that. So yeah, I think 30 is a pretty large class. good luck, if you need anything PM me.
 
PBS isnt a rumor. Thats supposed to go live in Sept. In each of the bases, during the bid period (15-20th) they have pilots in ops to teach you how to use it. We are doing mock PBS bids

I am glad you are enjoying training. From what I understand training is moving in the right direction. They are trying to improve it. I havent heard of Jan. Is s/he a line pilot?

Have you watched the video with Bill? "I am busy bill". that one was hilarious.
 
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