Dec 13 2007
Training
Well so far I have been in training for 4 days. I am in what is called Basic Indoctrination. Basically its a 2 week class where we are learning about all the different operations that go into flying for our airline. We also cover cold weather operations, and regulations and all kinds of fun (sarcasm) stuff like that. On the first day we met our instructors and we bid (picked) our airplanes. In the airlines everything is based on seniority. So the oldest guy in the class has the most seniority. So the guy with the most seniority will have a better chance in getting the aircraft he/she wants. Everyone made their picks and the next day we got the paper that had our awards on it. Turns out that I was awarded the CRJ700. Which is a Canadian made regional jet that holds 70 passengers (PAX) and 2 Flight Attendants (FA’s). What that means to me is that I will go through training on the CRJ200 (50 Seater) and then I will have to go through differences training on the 700. So that means my training will be extended a little bit. Its all good though. I fly a bigger faster airplane and I get to go on the longer trips. Tomorrow I get to go to the fire house and go through fire training. We will be in an airplane mockup (big tube on the ground) and there will be smoke. So we will have to run through the procedure and put out the fire. Then get to play with the crash ax mwahaha. HAHA. So tomorrow will be an easy day and the whole class is excited because our brains are on over temp mode. Well I am off to get some rest I will post more when I have more interesting things to say.