A CRJ700 PILOT DISCUSSES HIS ACR'S RESISTANCE TO ADDITIONAL TRAINING AFTER TRANSITIONING TO THE CRJ. HE PERCEIVED HIS TRAINING WAS INADEQUATE.

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I WAS DISPLACED FROM THE CRJ700 TO THE CRJ AND THE TRANSITION TRAINING INITIATED ON FEB/MON/07. THE TRAINING SCHEDULE WAS 2 DAYS OF GND SCHOOL FOLLOWED BY 1 MV (SIMULATOR) AND 1 LOE (LINE ORIENTED EXPERIENCE). ONE DAY OF OE WAS TO BE SCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE. MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE CRJ WAS 3.5 MONTHS; 7 YRS AGO. DUE TO THIS I FELT THE TRAINING THAT WAS SCHEDULED WAS INADEQUATE. I COMMUNICATED THIS TO THE DIRECTOR OF TRAINING DURING DAY 1 OF GND SCHOOL AND ADDED THAT NO PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH CRJ700 SYS. MY REQUEST FOR CHANGES MET WITH RESISTANCE UNTIL THE UNION INTERVENED. NEXT; I COMPLETED 1 DAY OF OE AND WAS SIGNED OFF; HOWEVER I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE AND REQUESTED ANOTHER DAY OF OE. AGAIN THIS REQUEST WAS MET WITH SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE. A CHIEF PLT AND THE MGR OF FLT STANDARDS CALLED ME AND ASKED WHY I COULDN'T COMPLETE THE TRAINING IN THE TIME ALLOTTED AND SPECIFICALLY WHERE I FELL SHORT. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING SPECIFIC; IT WAS EVERYTHING ABOUT FLYING A NEW ACFT AND I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE AFTER ONLY 1 DAY OF OE. THE CHIEF SAID THE TRAINING I REQUESTED WOULD BE PROVIDED ONLY IF I SENT HIM AN EMAIL DETAILING AREAS I FELT I WAS DEFICIENT. THE UNION INTERVENED ON MY BEHALF. 5 DAYS LATER; THE CHIEF CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE STATING THAT I DID NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH THE REQUESTED EMAIL; I WOULD BE PUT IN A NON-PAY STATUS AT XA00 PM THAT DAY. THE UNION WAS FINALLY ABLE TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION AND 1 MORE DAY OF OE WAS SCHEDULED. MY CONCERN IS ARE PLTS EXPERIENCING THE SAME RESISTANCE AND INTIMIDATION I DID AND NOT SPEAKING UP; JUST AGREEING WITH MGMNT AND GOING OUT ON LINE.