Narrative:

I was hired by air carrier as a first officer and began training on the embraer EMB120 in oct/99. My training on the EMB120 was completed in nov/99 and I did my required takeoff and lndgs in fll in nov/99 -- 10 days later. I was scheduled to begin my IOE flts on jan/xa/00. Day 1 of the 2-DAY trip was nothing more than a deadhead flight to mdw. The following day, I was scheduled to fly 5 legs. Because this was my absolute first revenue flight with the company, not knowing what to expect from an IOE check airman, being extremely nervous, and being rushed all day due WX and tight scheduling, I inadvertently flew with a high minimums captain from the mdw airport to cvg. I also flew with him on the last 4 legs of our trip. It was not until the end of the day when I remembered that I had paperwork the IOE check airman was supposed to fill out, did I start to realize something was wrong. I realized what had happened when I was making sure the captain had signed all of the flight releases before turning them in. On the bottom of the flight release sheets was written, 'high minimums rules apply.' besides my lack of experience within the organization, I attribute an inexcusable scheduling error and the fact that the flight crew was rushed all day due to WX and other events outside our control.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB120 FO ON HIS FIRST IOE TRIP LEARNS, AFTER THE 5TH LEG OF THE TRIP, THAT HE HAS FLOWN WITH A 'HIGH MINIMUMS CAPT.' FIRST LEG FLOWN OUT OF MDW, IL.

Narrative: I WAS HIRED BY ACR AS A FO AND BEGAN TRAINING ON THE EMBRAER EMB120 IN OCT/99. MY TRAINING ON THE EMB120 WAS COMPLETED IN NOV/99 AND I DID MY REQUIRED TKOF AND LNDGS IN FLL IN NOV/99 -- 10 DAYS LATER. I WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MY IOE FLTS ON JAN/XA/00. DAY 1 OF THE 2-DAY TRIP WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A DEADHEAD FLT TO MDW. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY 5 LEGS. BECAUSE THIS WAS MY ABSOLUTE FIRST REVENUE FLT WITH THE COMPANY, NOT KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT FROM AN IOE CHK AIRMAN, BEING EXTREMELY NERVOUS, AND BEING RUSHED ALL DAY DUE WX AND TIGHT SCHEDULING, I INADVERTENTLY FLEW WITH A HIGH MINIMUMS CAPT FROM THE MDW ARPT TO CVG. I ALSO FLEW WITH HIM ON THE LAST 4 LEGS OF OUR TRIP. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY WHEN I REMEMBERED THAT I HAD PAPERWORK THE IOE CHK AIRMAN WAS SUPPOSED TO FILL OUT, DID I START TO REALIZE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED WHEN I WAS MAKING SURE THE CAPT HAD SIGNED ALL OF THE FLT RELEASES BEFORE TURNING THEM IN. ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FLT RELEASE SHEETS WAS WRITTEN, 'HIGH MINIMUMS RULES APPLY.' BESIDES MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, I ATTRIBUTE AN INEXCUSABLE SCHEDULING ERROR AND THE FACT THAT THE FLC WAS RUSHED ALL DAY DUE TO WX AND OTHER EVENTS OUTSIDE OUR CTL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.