Aero Test

I passed the aerodynamics test this morning. After this week, no more academics. We're moving on to the cockpit trainers and learning all the flight procedures. It's moving fast, but for now it's welcome. My wingman and I got in the sim again for another prof sit and we brought our time down to 1 hour from seatbelts to T/O. They say it should be around 30 minutes by the time we start flying, so we're getting there.

Best Christmas Break Yet

On New Year's Eve I asked my lovely girlfriend to marry me, and she said YES! I am now engaged. I know my blog doesn't usually cover my personal life, but this was much too important to exclude. I look forward to writing about our exploits around the world for years to come!

Back to flying...

After an excellent and much-needed Christmas break with my wonderful family and lovely fiancée, I got back to ground school today. We covered the weight-and-balance forms for the T-44 and most of the performance charts in the back of the NATOPS (flight manual).

In the afternoon, my wingman and I signed up for a prof sit in a sim, a time to get to know the switchology of the aircraft and run through checklists. We took the whole 1.5 hours and made some progress, but it still seems daunting. One of the guys who was getting in the sim after us told us it gets much better though, and that it's really not that bad. We'll keep practicing, but hopefully he's right.