teetee
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Since we have been here a week, I thought that I would give some information about how it has worked for my husband so far.
Day 1:
Arrive 7:00. DO NOT BE LATE!!! 7:01 is considered late. This day my husband described as being 1001 ways to get your butt fired day. It is a LOT of rules and regulations. What is tolerated, what is not. That sort of thing. They will introduce you to your class, give you a paper with all the names and numbers of people in your class. You also give a brief introduction of yourself that day.
Day 2 -5:
Air rules and regulations
Runway numbering
Airway Separation started
My husband has said that if you have aviation experience you will be pretty bored. Those without experience have already been studying quite a bit. Even the instructors have commented that they should do a separation of those that have aviation knowledge and those that don't. My husband has 33 students in his basics. 2 people in the class are actually newlyweds that met in CTI school and applied OTS and were both accepted for the same facility. They got the same training date (which was 3 days after their wedding). They lucked out!!
Tonight my husband is studying for his test tomorrow. He has known all the information this week so far. Mainly he is just trying to make sure he has it down pat. Tomorrow is the first test. My husband came home with a HUGE binder full of information. That is the information he will be tested on tomorrow and information that they went over this last week. Some are having huge study groups tonight. My husband's biggest concern was HR protocol and making sure he has that down because it is part of the HUGE binder and can be part of the test.
I have had SEVERAL PM's about where we live. We do not live in FAA housing. We chose to go with a place called Villas on Meridian. Our rent is $625 with our 3 month lease and it goes month to month following that. We have 875 sq ft with 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths. The pool is outdoor and opens in March. There are several other apartments here, some are 1 bedrooms and would run you about $525-550/month. With rent, electricity, internet and cable we will run about $26.66 a day. We did have to get some furnishings but that wasn't too bad either. We are sleeping on elevated air mattresses with foam toppers (about $50 for the bed). Our couch is a cheap futon from wal-mart ($100) and I brought a couple pots and pans from home. You could purchase 1 pot and 1 pan for about $10. We purchased the $1.00 plates, $0.50 cups and bowls and $1.00 for 4 spoons, knifes or forks. We purchased a card table and some nicer chairs that we will be taking home with us. We also purchased a desk from wal-mart that is really rather nice for $40. We would have purchased the $16 one but they were all out
We aren't living in the lap of luxury but we are wanting for anything either. With everything purchased the first month (including what we will pay for electricity and cable when the bills come next month for this months usage), we will be paying about $36-38/day so close to FAA price for a 1 bedroom in bad areas price. Next month we will go to the $26/day price.
There is a fully furnished place just a couple blocks down from us. Still decent area. It is called Warren House. They rent fully furnished rooms for $430/month. If I had known about that place BEFORE we signed the contract for this place I would have thought seriously about going there. It is still in a nicer area but a lot cheaper than FAA and a bit better than what we had to pay and furnish and all. I am not sure how they work electricity. I am thinking you have to pay your own which would bring you to about $600 per month for internet & cable (a $50 special is going on right now for that) and then electricity of about $100/month. That would be about $20 per day. I will go and look at the rooms there this week and give a review on here. I kinda have "Monk" like characteristics when it comes to germs and cleanliness and such so I will be brutally honest on the cleanliness and liveability factor. I will also check with that place about short-term (3 month) leases.
Hopefully this will be able to help some of you on here save some mega MULLAH!!
Day 1:
Arrive 7:00. DO NOT BE LATE!!! 7:01 is considered late. This day my husband described as being 1001 ways to get your butt fired day. It is a LOT of rules and regulations. What is tolerated, what is not. That sort of thing. They will introduce you to your class, give you a paper with all the names and numbers of people in your class. You also give a brief introduction of yourself that day.
Day 2 -5:
Air rules and regulations
Runway numbering
Airway Separation started
My husband has said that if you have aviation experience you will be pretty bored. Those without experience have already been studying quite a bit. Even the instructors have commented that they should do a separation of those that have aviation knowledge and those that don't. My husband has 33 students in his basics. 2 people in the class are actually newlyweds that met in CTI school and applied OTS and were both accepted for the same facility. They got the same training date (which was 3 days after their wedding). They lucked out!!
Tonight my husband is studying for his test tomorrow. He has known all the information this week so far. Mainly he is just trying to make sure he has it down pat. Tomorrow is the first test. My husband came home with a HUGE binder full of information. That is the information he will be tested on tomorrow and information that they went over this last week. Some are having huge study groups tonight. My husband's biggest concern was HR protocol and making sure he has that down because it is part of the HUGE binder and can be part of the test.
I have had SEVERAL PM's about where we live. We do not live in FAA housing. We chose to go with a place called Villas on Meridian. Our rent is $625 with our 3 month lease and it goes month to month following that. We have 875 sq ft with 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths. The pool is outdoor and opens in March. There are several other apartments here, some are 1 bedrooms and would run you about $525-550/month. With rent, electricity, internet and cable we will run about $26.66 a day. We did have to get some furnishings but that wasn't too bad either. We are sleeping on elevated air mattresses with foam toppers (about $50 for the bed). Our couch is a cheap futon from wal-mart ($100) and I brought a couple pots and pans from home. You could purchase 1 pot and 1 pan for about $10. We purchased the $1.00 plates, $0.50 cups and bowls and $1.00 for 4 spoons, knifes or forks. We purchased a card table and some nicer chairs that we will be taking home with us. We also purchased a desk from wal-mart that is really rather nice for $40. We would have purchased the $16 one but they were all out
We aren't living in the lap of luxury but we are wanting for anything either. With everything purchased the first month (including what we will pay for electricity and cable when the bills come next month for this months usage), we will be paying about $36-38/day so close to FAA price for a 1 bedroom in bad areas price. Next month we will go to the $26/day price.There is a fully furnished place just a couple blocks down from us. Still decent area. It is called Warren House. They rent fully furnished rooms for $430/month. If I had known about that place BEFORE we signed the contract for this place I would have thought seriously about going there. It is still in a nicer area but a lot cheaper than FAA and a bit better than what we had to pay and furnish and all. I am not sure how they work electricity. I am thinking you have to pay your own which would bring you to about $600 per month for internet & cable (a $50 special is going on right now for that) and then electricity of about $100/month. That would be about $20 per day. I will go and look at the rooms there this week and give a review on here. I kinda have "Monk" like characteristics when it comes to germs and cleanliness and such so I will be brutally honest on the cleanliness and liveability factor. I will also check with that place about short-term (3 month) leases.
Hopefully this will be able to help some of you on here save some mega MULLAH!!
