Airtran Mechanic makes Pilot Ranks

717Doc · 11-09-2005, 03:02 PM

Hey a big congrats to B717mech for making it to the Airtran pilot training program! Good luck and keep us up to date on your progress

B717mech · 11-11-2005, 08:22 PM

Thank you very much 717doc. Things are going great. First week down several more to go. . I will keep you informed of my progress. The first 2 weeks are all FOM training. Then the week of Thanksgiving we start aircraft specific 717 for me and 11 others. Really looking forward to that. See ya around

mduell · 11-12-2005, 09:52 PM

Wow! B717mech, how did you build the hours while working as a mechanic? Flight instructing? Flying for a 135 outfit?

B717mech · 11-14-2005, 03:55 PM

I did it mostly by working on other peoples airplanes for flight time. Then from there if someone needed a right seater that didn't want to fly single pilot they would call me. Then with alot of luck and several reccomendations I finally got in

AirlineFanatic · 11-15-2005, 09:48 AM

Cool deal man congrats on that. Maybe you will be the capt of one of my future airtran flights. I wish I would of went to flight school when I was thinking about it really hard.

B717mech · 11-19-2005, 09:06 AM

Our F.O.M. test was Thursday afternoon, so first part down, several more to go. Monday we start aircraft specific. Which includes two weeks of procedure trainers and virtual procedure trainers. Then off to the simulators for another two weeks

Thanks AirlineFanatic maybe one day you will be on a flight of mine.

717Doc · 12-21-2005, 01:11 AM

OK, Been long enough time for an update.......

B717mech · 12-21-2005, 05:49 PM

Finished With aircraft specific training FMS and VPT. Now off to the simulator. They have approached me about being an instructor at the training center to teach ground school and aircraft systems. So I will probably be doing that as well as sim training. So that is the lastest. Everyone have a great Christmas and New Year. That also means you Dbaker.

11-09-2005, 03:02 PM	#1
717Doc Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 52	Airtran Mechanic makes Pilot Ranks Hey a big congrats to B717mech for making it to the Airtran pilot training program! Good luck and keep us up to date on your progress

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11-11-2005, 08:22 PM	#2
B717mech Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 99	Thank you very much 717doc. Things are going great. First week down several more to go. . I will keep you informed of my progress. The first 2 weeks are all FOM training. Then the week of Thanksgiving we start aircraft specific 717 for me and 11 others. Really looking forward to that. See ya around

11-12-2005, 09:52 PM	#3
mduell Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: SBA or PRC Posts: 71	Wow! B717mech, how did you build the hours while working as a mechanic? Flight instructing? Flying for a 135 outfit?

11-14-2005, 03:55 PM	#4
B717mech Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 99	I did it mostly by working on other peoples airplanes for flight time. Then from there if someone needed a right seater that didn't want to fly single pilot they would call me. Then with alot of luck and several reccomendations I finally got in

11-15-2005, 09:48 AM	#5
AirlineFanatic Member Coach Class Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 32	Cool deal man congrats on that. Maybe you will be the capt of one of my future airtran flights. I wish I would of went to flight school when I was thinking about it really hard.

11-19-2005, 09:06 AM	#6
B717mech Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 99	Our F.O.M. test was Thursday afternoon, so first part down, several more to go. Monday we start aircraft specific. Which includes two weeks of procedure trainers and virtual procedure trainers. Then off to the simulators for another two weeks Thanks AirlineFanatic maybe one day you will be on a flight of mine.

12-21-2005, 01:11 AM	#7
717Doc Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 52	OK, Been long enough time for an update.......

12-21-2005, 05:49 PM	#8
B717mech Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 99	Finished With aircraft specific training FMS and VPT. Now off to the simulator. They have approached me about being an instructor at the training center to teach ground school and aircraft systems. So I will probably be doing that as well as sim training. So that is the lastest. Everyone have a great Christmas and New Year. That also means you Dbaker.