Eli is on The Incredible Human Machine on Sunday night on the National Geographic Channel. Among other things, the program will “study top-notch individuals who have harnessed the power of their body through rigorous training, including U.S. Olympic pentathlete Eli Bremer, who trains at more than 6,000 feet above sea level…” It looks really cool….
I aced the test. I got a bit freaked out when I got my paper back, and had stuff scribbled all over it. After a second I realized it was a smiley face, and I didn’t miss any of the 40 questions. We start systems ground school for the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet CL-65 (CRJ…
Tomorrow we’ve got a test on all of the boring stuff so far. If I pass it, I get to start systems class on Monday. If I flunk it, I get to pack my bags and go home. I’m not terribly worried, though certainly anxious. This’ll be brief because it’s 10pm, and class is early…
We finally got started today. At 3pm, which is just weird. The rumor is that we’re likely to switch back to 6am once we start aircraft systems, but who knows. The sort of stuff we covered is immensely boring, and some of the folks in class are amazingly dense. Nothing we’re learning involves concepts that…
I managed to sleep in until 9am yesterday, and then headed down to the Chinese grocery to buy some Dr. Pepper. I read less than half of the very dense General Operations Manual before class. We got to the classroom before 3pm, eager to get started. Just after 3pm, a young guy rolled in on…