Today I flew my last instructional sortie in the T-37 Tweet (hopefully). Mike Twisselman and I are paired again to check together on Monday, and as all goes to plan, we will be Tweet Complete after we pass!
This is definately good news, considering today was our first Thermal Index Caution Zone day. It only got up to 95 F, but in the jet it felt like an oven! I can't even imagine what flying in 115 F feels like.
Not only was today my last instructional sortie, I flew it with Colonel Asmus, an IP from Randolph AFB who commutes to Sheppard to fly for a week a month, and as we went through the sortie, I found out he was at NAS Lemoore in 1988-89, back when our family was there. He flew A-10s there, as well as spent some time on the USS Lincoln with a crossover tour with the NAVY. Small world. He was an awesome guy to fly with, and a really nice guy on top of that! I really enjoyed myself and actually flew my best formation flight yet. Things are definately looking good for the checkride.
Tonight is assignment night for the class we replaced in Tweets, and who we will replace in T-38s. Good luck to them all and hopefully they all get what they want! As for now, I get to relax for a bit before going to the OClub, and tomorrow Mike, Jose and I are finally going to the shooting range for the first time since we got here. It'll be a nice release before I start studying for the check. I hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll try to post some pictures soon!
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Hey Jason, Good Luck! This was fun to read & will pass it on to Grandpa Joe. It sounds like you are really liking where you are and learning alot as well. It doen't seem that long ago when your dad was doing similar training. Anyway, take care, & I'll keep checking in.
Joani
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