So, for some strange reasons (well, probably because I was hoping it would win me points) I volunteered to fly late this evening. So I wound up flying with another instructor’s student. He’s post-solo, but was unable to fly the departure and arrival procedures as published. I felt like I had no choice but to grade him “unsatisfactory” for that item. That also meant that, because of the point in his training, the whole flight must be graded unsatisfactory. He said something to the effect of, “Well, now I’ve got to repeat this flight, we just don’t have time for…
A while back I had an interview with Michele’s old boss Ray at the headhunting firm she used to work at. They didn’t have any positions open at that time, but Ray and his assistant were very nice and gave me some pointers and told me they would give out my resume to their people… I would be a “free” placement (since who would pay someone to find me). It was good practice interviewing, and Ray said I had a very interesting resume (but he said it with a positive tone of voice). He also told me to tell Michele…
I’m now officially checked out in a T-41C, which is basically a 210-hp version of a Cessna 172. This means I can rent one for $83/hour (an astonishingly good price) from the Air Force Academy Aero Club whenever I want. Or at least, whenever there’s a plane available. It was weird flying a high-wing with a yoke again. Cool to fly something with some real horsepower. It’s a 6-cylinder engine, so it’s smoother and makes cool gurgling noises. Amusingly, it’s ancient (1969) with an airspeed indicator in MPH. It cruises at about 110mph indicated, which really isn’t much faster than…
Yesterday morning we woke up early (7 o’clock or so, which constitutes “sleeping in” for Berck, who usually rises between 4:30 and 5). “What do you want to do today?” asked Berck, who had gotten out of working because of unfavorable winds. I suggested we could go on a hike. The sky was mostly overcast, and Berck suggested the weather might be against us. A little later we looked out the window again. The air was full of thick, white flakes! It snowed and snowed for a few hours, sticking to everything except the roads. “If this keeps up,” exclaimed…