What biker said, but also head down to the hangers and just sit in a Bravo. You can familiarize yourself with the whole cockpit, but dont flip the switches etc. When I started the CPTs were pretty crowded, so I spent most of my time practicing in the actual aircraft. Just make sure you sit in an aircraft that the L-3 guys aren't working on, they are used to see studs down there practicing checklists and preflight.
What biker said, but also head down to the hangers and just sit in a Bravo. You can familiarize yourself with the whole cockpit, but dont flip the switches etc. When I started the CPTs were pretty crowded, so I spent most of my time practicing in the actual aircraft. Just make sure you sit in an aircraft that the L-3 guys aren't working on, they are used to see studs down there practicing checklists and preflight.
I'd recommend asking Maint. Control what is a good plane to sit in/play on. It will help them out and it's a good habit to get into for when you get to the fleet.
Where is maintenance control in south field? I assume hiding in one of the hangers somewhere?
It is in the big hangar building in the partition between the two sides.
Not saying that it is a bad idea to talk to Maintenance Control, but the guidance we were given is that it is perfectly OK to just get in one that isn't being worked on. I have even had maintainers come up to me and ask me to help them with stupid stuff like turning the battery on and panning the searchlight.