http://76school.flyblog.com 767 Initial Flight Training Mon, 21 May 2007 06:33:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since I'm not technically in "school" anymore, I'm migrating over to a new blog called "30 West" at http://30west.flyblog.com If you're curious what "30 west" is, it's basically a geographic position more or less between Europe and the United States. Also, coincidentally where Gander Oceanic and Shanwick Oceanic meet. Anyway, go ... http://76school.flyblog.com/2007/05/20/update/ Leg one! Today was pretty darned exciting. I flew a 767-300ER from ATL to JFK with a check airman. First of all, we were in the "E" concourse, which I'm not really all that familiar with, PLUS it's ATL, which I'm not really that familiar with and flying to JFK which neither ... http://76school.flyblog.com/2007/05/07/first-day-of-ioe/ I guess I forgot to make the last entry. So here goes. The last day of LRN was a lot like the first, however we added some complex departures (Zurich) coupled with abnormals (heavyweight V1-go's) and trans-Atlantic track changes. What I'll do when I finally do an international trip is walk ... http://76school.flyblog.com/2007/05/07/whoops/ Long Range Navigation. I'm already type rated (fully! not the cheesy first officer type either) in the 757/767 so today was my first day of LRN (long-range navigation) training and there's A LOT of crap that goes on during Atlantic crossings. I'm so lost, Im' not even sure where to ... http://76school.flyblog.com/2007/05/03/first-day-of-lrn/ I had along entry typed about about my LOE (Line Oriented Evaluation) typed out, but my mac decided to take a dump on me and I didn't save it, and it's gone. I'm sure Lloyd and Kellwolf are getting a kick out of this because I'm such a Mac.Weenie. Anyway, ... http://76school.flyblog.com/2007/05/01/dammut/ Well, today was more of the same. Except I apparently work for a 'solvent' carrier with a goofy new paint scheme. I'm not a fan. It looks like we're a Canadian airline... And the widget's red! "Widget, back in the red again!" -- I can hear the jokes ... http://76school.flyblog.com/2007/04/30/last-day-before-the-type-rating/ I got my Central/South America "Mountaing Training" certification done. We basically flew 'hi speed' thru the Cuban sector, learning about how to make position reports, talked about communications, how to program the FMS and such and went pretty far in depth with theater navigation in mountainous terrain. For example, if you have ... http://76school.flyblog.com/2007/04/29/mountain-training/ Ok, today was a lot like yesterday. "Real world" "Real time" emergencies where we takeoff from one airport, have a problem and end up diverting into another airport and taking care of the problem. Probably the best highlight I had today was going on the missed approach in Portland, OR ... http://76school.flyblog.com/2007/04/28/repetitive/ There's a light at the end of the tunnel and we're both pretty happy training is almost over. Today was the first day of "Line Oriented Training" where we tie together normal procedures (preflights, cockpit prep, taxi procedures) that we learned in "Procedures Training" with non-normal procedures (abnormal aka "holy sh**, ... http://76school.flyblog.com/2007/04/27/busy-busy/ I guess I never got around to writing the latest update on my progress, doh! A few nights ago I completed my "maneuvers validation" which is another part of the AQP process. The flight consisted of V1 cuts, flight control abnormals, low visibility approaches, autoland approaches, visuals (which are harder than it ... http://76school.flyblog.com/2007/04/25/ok-well/