First Day At Airline Pilot Training (ATP)

The first day at ATP was good.  We spent the first couple hours going over paperwork and getting settled. First we scheduled my multi-engine check-ride for the 16th! Yikes..that sent my head spinning a little when I started to think about it. In ten days I'll be taking another check-ride!  Oh well that's what I signed up for. Matt (new instructor) and I went over the basics of the Piper Seminole, covering the mechanics of the plane.  After a tour of the plane and pre-flight walk thru, I was sitting in the simulator.  The first flight was basics, engine starts, landing, getting accustomed to using adjustable pitch props and etc.  Matt warned me the simulator was touchy, but I had no idea. I couldn't hold altitude to save my life, I'm thinking Matt slipped me a beer!  After awhile I was able to keep it a little under control and was able to pull off some OK landings.  After awhile in the "torture chamber" I was getting the hang it, but not liking it.
After two hours we finished and it wasn't soon enough!  The sucker was touchy! ..   Matt gave me some homework, and instructions for prepping for tomorrow and I was headed home at 4pm!

The evening, was spent going over the Seminole manual and completing the homework for tomorrow and the rest of the week!  Man I'm gettting too old to study everynight til 10!

Enough for now!