Training Update - Week 3

Another week has passed bringing my classmates and I a little closer to livin' the dream.

For the most part, indoc class is over. On Monday morning we have the final exam. The indoc exam will cover: company policies and procedures, flight and duty regs, takeoff minimums, departure and destination alternates including company specific ops specs, ops specs that allow Cat II precision approaches down to 1,200 RVR (runway visual range), flight planning and dispatch requirements, MEL (minimum equipment list) & CDL (configuration deviation list) and more.

It sounds like a lot, but shouldn't be too difficult. 80 or better is passing unlike the upcoming limitations and memory items test, which require 100% and there are NO retakes.

After the test is family orientation. It's a pretty nice thing. The company provides air transportation for spouses and other family members to come to Cincinnati for a tour of headquarters, the training center and the simulator facilities. My wife is coming out tomorrow morning and will be here for 2 days! I'm really excited about seeing her and wish the kids could come too. Being away from them for so long is really hard.

After orientation day, it will be time for the meat and potatoes of training: systems class
Systems covers everything from nose to tail on the CRJ200. It will be mostly a refresher, with a few company specific differences in operation and limitations. I'm looking forward to it.

Happy flying.