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P&H · May 9th, 2008, 16:31

You learn the tricks of the trade on the line. Good IOE captains will show you ways to work efficiently and quickly.

For example: I start the paperwork for the following flight on the way to the outstation. Our turns are typically 30 minutes (on our plane, at least). A bulk of the information for each Load Manifest can be filled in without the release. Doing this alone can save a couple of minutes for quick turns.

As soon as we land, I get the times logged, the release is usually handed to us through our hatch as soon as the parking brake is set, I get the numbers in the (half completed already) form (no ACARS or FMS on the ATR), usually it's the same ATIS as when we arrived, get the clearance... This all takes about 3 minutes maybe? Hop out, do the post/pre flight, get back in, wait for 15 minutes to get the Cargo Loads, finish the numbers, spin the wheel, and ready for engine start.

When you're doing 5 to 6 legs a day, you get very efficient and you get into a flow/groove.

May 9th, 2008, 16:31	#35
P&H Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 220	Re: How intense is IOE? You learn the tricks of the trade on the line. Good IOE captains will show you ways to work efficiently and quickly. For example: I start the paperwork for the following flight on the way to the outstation. Our turns are typically 30 minutes (on our plane, at least). A bulk of the information for each Load Manifest can be filled in without the release. Doing this alone can save a couple of minutes for quick turns. As soon as we land, I get the times logged, the release is usually handed to us through our hatch as soon as the parking brake is set, I get the numbers in the (half completed already) form (no ACARS or FMS on the ATR), usually it's the same ATIS as when we arrived, get the clearance... This all takes about 3 minutes maybe? Hop out, do the post/pre flight, get back in, wait for 15 minutes to get the Cargo Loads, finish the numbers, spin the wheel, and ready for engine start. When you're doing 5 to 6 legs a day, you get very efficient and you get into a flow/groove.