[kellwolf]

Oral was today. My sim partner went first this morning, and he passed. We had the same guy, so he was sorta telling me how it went and that it was pretty laid back. So we go in, and he asks for my medical, certs, passport, FCC license and logbooks. Wait, what was that last one? Oh crap. I went through the hell of the 8710 (which thanks to the technology of Logbook Pro, that "hell" was a button click) but I forgot my logbooks. So, I call my wife to get her to bring them up to Flight Safety for me.

In the meantime, I got a weight and balance problem to work out. Pretty straight forward. Only difference was there was a jumpseater, but that was it. He took a look at it, said "Looks good. You can throw that away now" and w&b was done. Moved onto the airplane walkaround. Had me name the panels as we went through a powerpoint-esque slide show while asking me limitations, systems and memory items as we went around. After that we went to the overhead panel. Same drill with the limitations, etc. After that we did some FOM stuff. When do we need an alternate? What do we need to accept a LAHSO clearance? What is 3585? Duty limitations. What landings does the CA have to do with a low time FO?

After all was said and done, I passed. I missed three questions, and they were pretty much boneheaded misses. What's the limitation on how many people on the door? How much weight on the door? How long does the passenger O2 last? 4, 1000 lbs and 13 minutes are the answers.

I'm off for a couple of days, then I start CPTs.