Dream of Californication

Finally broke the mediocrity of classroom study today.

We started out by having a presentation on emrgency equipment, which included how do use a first aid kit, some basic first aid stuff, and how to use a defibrilator. All of our airplanes have defibrilators, so we're supossed to know how to use them, even though we'll hopefully be busy flying the airplane while the flight attendant takes care of that. We also got a demostration on how to use the inflatable life vests that are carried as well as the quick donning masks. According to the FAA, each pilot must have an oxygen mask at his or her disposal in the event of a depressurization of the aircraft. The FAA goes on to say that this mask must be able to be put on in no more than 5 seconds and be done with one hand. So after our teacher demonstrated, we got to try. It was pretty fun. The self inflating life vests just have a little CO2 cartridge in them that you puncture to inflate the vest with carbon dioxide. So guess what? We got to try that too. If any of you have seen the movie Tommy Boy where Chris Farley and David Spade are posing as flight attendants...well if you have, it was alot like that. If you haven't, we'll watch it together sometime.

We of course couldn't go through emergency equipment without going over the fire extinguisher, so we went over that, and we got to practice with those too! They had a little fire pit in one of the corners of the parking lot set up and we all took turns putting out fires that they started in there with the fire extinguisher.

When we got back from that, our normal instructor came in and said that he had the list of where we were all going to be based. Looks like I'm headed to Fresno for a base after I'm done with my training. I'm fine with it and was actually expecting it cause that's where the most openings were. Mom and Dad, I'm sure you have a million questions for me, (where are you going to live? how are you going to find out where to live? are you going to live with someone? when are you going to start looking? do you know where to even look? etc, etc, etc, etc....) let me tell you the answer to ALL of your questions regarding this subject: I DON'T KNOW. Whatever questions you have, that's the answer. I have too much going on right now to even start thinking about that, so you are forbidden to ask me about that until St. Louis, then ask away.

The rest of class was pretty normal, more systems stuff. Tonight was studying for my flow test on Wednesday, as well as going over emergency equipment stuff too, cause we also have a test on that on Wednesday. Yes, Dad, I'm feeling fine about all this, it's not overwhelming, taking deep breaths ;)