physicsmarine

So, I've been pretty lazy about updating my blog. A lot has happened since my last one. As of two weeks ago, I am done with Primary flight training. The last flight was a blast - a solo formation flight (solo as in there weren't any instructors in our planes). Last week, I found out that I'm going to be flying Ospreys, which was my...
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Hello everyone! Or at least whoever wanders in here and reads this blog. I've been out of touch for a while and even let my subscription lapse for a while. I'm currently away from home and have been for more than three weeks. I'm in Roswell, NM, which is not exactly the most exciting spot on the planet. (No, I haven't seen any UFO or...
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It's my birthday! Yay! Life here in Corpus Christi continues to be fairly dull. I have only been flying about once a week, which really sucks. On the plus side, it finally rained this weekend. The temperature and humidity dropped quite a bit, so the weather is suddenly not near as obnoxious as it has been.

Finally got to fly today. It's been way too long. Everything went well, except the landings were a bit rough. Part of that was due to 30 knot wind gusts. Hopefully I'll get to fly regularly from now on.

Back in the cockpit, again. Thank God. Now if I can just get scheduled on a regular basis.

This has been an interesting week. Yesterday morning, the bank right outside my bedroom window was robbed at gunpoint while I was gone. So much for the theory that I'm in a relatively safe neighborhood. Now I'm a bit paranoid. Today, I was "double pumped" as they call it. I had two simulator events today and the first one started at 5:30am. That is way...
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