[777forever]

Originally Posted by jwp_145

Well we had checklists for the airplane. Over the course of the sixteen weeks, we learned how to go all the way through the pre-start procedures, engine start, everything involved with operating the systems, correcting any error or alert messages the EICAS was giving us involving some improper switch setting. Then we would take all of the performance data and the flight plan, load it into the computer, and then click some button that took us to the runway and lined us up. We hit the TO/GA button, activate the desired mode of the autopilot according to the instructors directions, vector around, then join our flight plan, couple the autopilot for the approach, go missed, and then take a screen shot of us on the missed approach segment, then that would be evaluated for our grade.

We knew the function of every switch in the cockpit, could read every page of the EICAS and knew where to look,could interpret the PFD and MFD at a glance, could fully operate the mode control panel, could fully manage the FMS, and fly an entire flight profile using the mode control panel.

At three hours a night, in addition to taking tests and quizes, it took sixteen weeks. And we had papers to do too.

I really learned a whole lot from the class. Damn software was $500 though!

I learned

Everytime I here the word paper I cringe and thankful im done with college. That course sounds like a lot of work over a LONG period of time. Glad you learned from it though. Me personally, I got paid to learn that stuff in bout 2 months