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| T6 Flying through clouds |
Since my last post the flying schedule has slowed down a bit. They front-loaded our flying in the beginning to account for possible bad weather later. Since the weather has been pretty nice here, we have not been delayed that much. This has put all the students in my class ahead of schedule...hence the slowing of the flying tempo. This has been nice since it has allowed me to get caught up in the books more since they still have us flying both Instruments and Formation.
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| Oak Wine Barrels |
This past weekend was my birthday and I finally turned 27!! Phew! I have waited so long for this and cant believe that its come and gone. Haha who am I kidding? Anyway, it was actually a very nice birthday weekend. Stephanie, my Mother, and her boyfriend Tommy came to visit me in San Antonio for the weekend. It was so nice to see them as it provides the break I have been looking for from all this routine at pilot training. We spent most of our time eating, drinking, and being merry on the River-walk here in San Antonio. I always have so much fun with this crazy crowd. Saturday we went up to Ferdricksburg, TX to tour a winery and enjoy the local fair that the town has to offer. It was really cool to see the whole process in person as to how they make wine. That next day we went to the San Antonio Conservatory which is a place to go if you like trees, plants, and lots of flowers. The day started off kind of miserable due to the low clouds and fog. Yet we were persistent and went anyway so that Steph and I could get some good pictures that would be used for wedding paraphernalia. Needless to say it all actually worked out and the day flew as we had our fun. These weekends always end so quickly. After a quick lunch I had to drop the gang off at the airport so that they can return to their lives back in NJ.
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| Stephanie & I @ the SA Conservatory, TX |
I have approached the end of each category [Instrument & Formation] of flying in my training and it has been set that I will have my Instrument Check-ride first. It seems that the Instrument flying is all coming together. I seem to be doing very well with abiding by all the rules and procedures that are involved with flying off your instruments only. I feel pretty confident that this check-ride will go over quite well. As I say that, it's time I got back to the books...
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| T6 in "Close Trail" Formation |
NEXT: Instrument Check-ride followed by Formation Check-ride the following week.
