Today was my first flight of training. today was not a bad day, but that was just the first day and i know that it won't stay this way. Today because i was part of the flight crews i had it pretty easy. I didn't have to be at morning chow because we had flights and most of the flights were going out at 7pm and we were going out at 2pm. we got up at 9 and hung out until lunch. after lunch we went to the hanger and we set up to go on our flight and then left. by the time we got back it was time for dinner and we came back, finished picking up our flight gear and put it away. when we were done with all of that we went back to the barracks and we were done for the day.
The flight was pretty good. we did an LAO (land area orientation) it was a lot of fun because you get to see a lot of things that you don't get to see in Minnesota. not that Minnesota is bad, but it is really flat. one of the things that we flew by was called medicine bluffs. the Comanche Indians would take the sick up to the top of this cliff and they would either heal them or they would throw them off. it was kind of interesting. we saw a lot of the different ranges and the things to go with all of the artillery firing that goes on down here. and it was really interesting because it was mostly sunny but one part of the reservation (what we call fort sill) had an isolated thunderstorm moving through it and it was directly over one of the routes that we were supposed to take so we went around that one and stayed outside of the storm. it was actually kind of interesting flying with the sun on one side and a storm on the other. we flew around for 2 hours on the different flight corridors then we came back to the hanger and did a few simulated emergency procedures for one of the pilots on the way in.
i hope that everyone at home is having a good time!
signing off
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3 comments:
Wow, it sure seems as if every day is quite the adventure, doesn't it? It's so cool to hear what you're up to - thanks for taking the time to blog! Our adventure today was that Isaiah pushed out a big toot, laughed at himself, then tried to push out another, just because he thought it was so hilarious - ha! :)
We miss you and love you!
jessica and isaiah
sounds like it's getting better :)
Sounds like fun too!
alex
Glad i'm not one of those Indians who was sick! Sounds like things are becoming more interesting. I have 2 softball games tonite and this weekend I got volunteered to help phil cut down a tree. FUN!!! Well seeing that today is the last day I will have the internet Have a good weekend, talk on Monday!
E
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