Originally Posted by
natd
Hey slipspace! Congratulations on compleyeing ground school, you must feel so relieved. Just a few random questions.
1. What were the ground school hours like ( all day / night etc...)
2. Did they advise how long after the line check if all goes well, would you have a specific start date?
3. How many other people were in your ground school?
Thank you
1. The hours during GS were mostly 0800 to 1700, but depending on how quickly your class can push through the content, you may finish earlier around 1500 or 1600. And this does vary from day to day. One day you may have a 0900 start, and then the next a 0630 start.
2. To my knowledge, at the end of your check-to-line your in-flight trainer will officially sign you off, and the moment you fax the paperwork off to the appropriate parties, you're effectively live crew and can officially fly. Your first actual shift will simply depend on how crewing have made your roster for that month.
3. There were 22 people in my GS, but apparently, most GS's have a figure around 25 people or so.
Hope this helps.