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By John, on March 11th, 2011
It’s been an up and down week. I’ve had two flights this week and the first of the two didn’t go as well as I would have liked. (side note: my training partner had the same guy on his second flight of the week and faced similar problems) The second, while much better didn’t [...]
By John, on February 15th, 2011
1 month until I my check ride (flight evaluation) 18 training events remaining 3 days until I get to see Jessica 3 days until my next flight 28 subscriptions on my RSS feed 7,728 items read over the last 30 days 2 days and 6 months until a year of marriage 1.5 months until [...]
By John, on January 20th, 2011
I woke early this morning for my first training flight. The day did not go as planned. I didn’t have any hot water this morning but I tried to push past it and tried to prevent it from keeping me down. We had some ice and some high winds that hampered our ability to [...]
By John, on December 16th, 2010
With the holidays fast approaching I’ve got a glut of information to go through before I leave for the break. We’re going to have classes and assignments through the weekend until the early part of next week. After that, I’m going to sit around and wait to leave. We’re doing a cross-country Christmas this [...]
By John, on December 6th, 2010
I’m away from home at yet another training course but this is the last major one and then I’ll be done (for the time being). I should be fully qualified by the time I leave and I’ll be able to actually do my job. I have an epic tome to read, comprehend, and then [...]
By John, on October 20th, 2010
I took a bunch of video and made a video montage. Sorry about all of the bug guts but there was little I could do – those bastards are everywhere.
By John, on October 19th, 2010
Round 1 of training is complete and I still have quite a long way to go in the whole training process. I’ve finished aircrew fundamentals and basic loadmaster. Next on my list are three survival schools followed by the big daddy of them all – initial qualification. I’ve barely been home all year and [...]
By John, on October 3rd, 2010
I’ve got two and half days of class left and then a graduation ceremony that takes about an hour. If I was lucky, the final day of class and graduation would be on the same day. I’m not lucky. I take my final test on Wednesday and have to come in on Thursday to [...]
By John, on September 21st, 2010
Since I last made a post the wheels have been put into motion… and they didn’t turn far.
We got our assignment and we don’t have to pack up our bags and move. We’re going to stay at McChord for the next few years. Along with my assignment I got my next pile [...]
By John, on August 28th, 2010
Training will no longer be an annual requirement. For me it will be something that I live and breathe. My old career field spends a lot of time on simple tasks that we do ad nauseum. The Loadmaster career field demands that each member be fully trained and qualified (current and qualified) on all [...]
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