Well Hurricane Ike psyched everyone down here in Corpus out. I hope anyone reading this from the Houston/Galveston area is alright because it looked pretty intense. Down here, we barely saw some rain. Oh well. 

We started the week by finishing our systems class and taking the systems test. That was pretty simple, especially since we had a good instructor. He flew Huey's in Vietnam with the Army, made it to Senior Chief as an E-2 mech in the Navy, and then flew the T-34 as an LDO instructor. Needless to say, he was dripping with experience, and he knew the T-34 like the back of his hand. On top of that, he enjoyed b.s'n with our class, which helped to keep things relaxed. The systems boards and panels used for instruction were the same ones which were originally installed at Whiting and Corpus in 1982. That means I just finished being taught with the same boards my Dad learned with. I got a kick out of that, but they obviously worked well since our class all passed the test. As each day goes we get more and more one time check in the blocks we need before our first flight. Even with all the gouge, heads-up, and instruction, I am pretty sure I am going to be eternally behind on the first flight. However, that seems to be the name of the game...keep your head above water for the first couple flights of a training block and then it straightens itself out...if you work at it. 

Anyways, that is what is happening down in Corpus. I can't wait to get going with the first FAM flights. I am ready to start having a reason to wear my flight suit every day. Hope things are going well with whoever is reading this. Take care.