This last week I endured "new hire classes". It seemed appropriate, since I had already been flying a week. I learned so much that would have helped me stay out of trouble the week prior. On the fun side, we "practiced" auto-rotations. This is to see what it's like when your helicopter crashes. I was surprised to learn that there is just not much to it. Fun ride though -and I got to sit up front - very cool.
I am now recovering from the gruelling week. I stayed over an extra night in San Antonio, was able to get together with a friend I haven't seen in quite a while. Hi Dave! Now I'm home, trying to catch up both on things that need to get done (before my house rots to the ground), homework, and most important, spend some time with the people I care about. I'll chug this coffee now and get busy. Maybe one day I'll get used to four hours of sleep a night?