Hi there!
My name is Hunter Heilman, and I am starting at ATP Raleigh/Durham quite soon (Nov. 11 to be exact), which I’ve now learned on here is a pretty quick turnaround for a start date, as I only scheduled it three days ago. It’s been a very long process for me as I quite nearly started two years ago, but was stopped at my medical, and had to obtain an SSRI special issuance for my first class medical, which I did successfully, albeit after a very long, thorough, expensive process.
Since my turnaround is comparatively quick from my test flight to my start date, I was wondering if anyone had any advice as to what are the most important things to try to knock out to get ahead before Nov. 11? I’m currently still working until Nov. 8, as I provided a respectful notice to my longtime job that I would be leaving after that permanently. I attempted to work around my remaining work dates to try to do the ATP Elevate courses for Private, but I’ve unfortunately not been able to get schedule coverage on conflicting days, and I feel like having a disjointed Elevate class schedule would almost be more counterintuitive than to just save them for once I start. (Or maybe not? Clearly that’s merely an assumption on my part and am seeking more experienced advice.)
I’ve begun studying via the Sporty’s Study Buddy app to start the rote memorization process for my PAR writtens, which I intend to knock out before my start date, but I just wanted to see if anyone with a bit more experience had any other suggestions for anything else to do to try to get as ahead as I possibly can in the short time I have in-between scheduling and my actual start date. I understand that this turnaround doesn’t really give much wiggle room to get as much done as would be ideal, but I am dedicated and ready to work once everything gets moving. I certainly spent enough time and money getting here getting my medical that anything less isn’t an option.
I’m very excited to hear from all of you, as I’ve been reading this forum for a while now (and know that none of you care to waste anyone’s time with beating around the bush, which is appreciated), and to get to know you all in the upcoming years during my time at ATP-RDU and beyond!
Hunter Heilman