[Polarbear]

Panicking over that schedule does not make sense, it is never accurate. My class dates weren't even showing the day I received the call for my final offer.

I know several people in En Route and terminal training. Everything I have heard indicates things are running fine and the training class schedules are getting ready to be ramped up. From what I gather from those that were around after the strike in 1981, the training program is in the same shape as it was in 1981-83. They have to tweak the schedule and get things ramped up before it will run as a smoother machine.

Yes En Route has two shifts, from what I understand the classes switch between the shifts through the training. You'll have days for a few weeks and then you'll have 2nd shift for a while or some combination like that.

Basics classes are running as scheduled. There are three classes running, all starting at 7am(I am actually looking forward to second shift after moving to En Route initial training, coming in at 3PM would be best for me as I am not a morning person). It seems a new class begins roughly every two weeks. Some start on Monday, others start on Thursday or Friday. There are at least 3 instructors-in-training right now and I suspect they will start running 2 shifts of "basics" classes in the near future after they are fully "Checked Out" to teach.

From what I gather from the instructors there may be some classes that start later than 3PM, but there will most likely not be a true third shift. If the instructors were FAA employees, I could see that. However, I do not think the University of Oklahoma will have their instructors doing that. If they do, most would probably quit and then OU would lose their freshly inked contract with the FAA to provide ATC training at the MMAC.

As for those heading to ARTCC's here is a heads up. ERAM training is hitting full swing. Current CPC's have to retrain on this before you can get your training. Paywise does this suck? Yes. Trainingwise, maybe not as much. Fox Xray or other ARTCC CPC's please chime in if I am wrong, but by having D, R, or R/D combined classes delayed we will have a lot of time available to plug in and learn what is going on so that D side and R side school/training will be easier.