Just a little update from the booming metropolis of Meridian Mississippi.
After 3 wonderful weeks of leave I came back and started in Advanced Ground School. As many of you in the pipleine and fleet know, Ground School is one those neccessary(sp?) evils, however I've found so far that VT-7/Boeing/Lockheed/CNATRA have finally figured 'it' all out.
This is by far the best Ground School set up that I have experienced in my brief career. The material is all covered in a much more practical manner and a much more logical flow. Many of the lessons are taught on a computer, something similar to the software used at Whiting during Primary. You move through it at your own pace and are free to review/repeat it as often as you need.
There are several tests during the four week ground school period. Systems, ONAV, and Aero are the only three that factor into your NSS. Someone with too much time on their hands figured out that each of those three exams carries the weight of seven flights. Of those three I have only taken the Systems test to date. I got 77 out 80 questions correct, I believe that is a 96%. I got the second lowest grade in the class- ouch
After Ground school we will be moving into Instruments, BIs, RIs, and ANs. This whole block will take about a month and a half. AN-12X is the Instrument Check and successful completion of that flight leads to a Standard Instrument Rating.
FAMS, FROMS, TACFORMS, NIGHTFORMS, ONAVS, WEPS, etc all follow.
The T-45C is an amazing aircraft. Surely it has its problems (namely only having one engine) but for the most part it is a great jet. Feedback from the Hornet and Harrier RAGs has been very positive concerning the quick transition that guys are making from one glass cockpit to another-quicker for Meridian guys than Kingsville guys.
Now if only we could get some decent bars in this town.
jec
After 3 wonderful weeks of leave I came back and started in Advanced Ground School. As many of you in the pipleine and fleet know, Ground School is one those neccessary(sp?) evils, however I've found so far that VT-7/Boeing/Lockheed/CNATRA have finally figured 'it' all out.
This is by far the best Ground School set up that I have experienced in my brief career. The material is all covered in a much more practical manner and a much more logical flow. Many of the lessons are taught on a computer, something similar to the software used at Whiting during Primary. You move through it at your own pace and are free to review/repeat it as often as you need.
There are several tests during the four week ground school period. Systems, ONAV, and Aero are the only three that factor into your NSS. Someone with too much time on their hands figured out that each of those three exams carries the weight of seven flights. Of those three I have only taken the Systems test to date. I got 77 out 80 questions correct, I believe that is a 96%. I got the second lowest grade in the class- ouch
After Ground school we will be moving into Instruments, BIs, RIs, and ANs. This whole block will take about a month and a half. AN-12X is the Instrument Check and successful completion of that flight leads to a Standard Instrument Rating.
FAMS, FROMS, TACFORMS, NIGHTFORMS, ONAVS, WEPS, etc all follow.
The T-45C is an amazing aircraft. Surely it has its problems (namely only having one engine) but for the most part it is a great jet. Feedback from the Hornet and Harrier RAGs has been very positive concerning the quick transition that guys are making from one glass cockpit to another-quicker for Meridian guys than Kingsville guys.
Now if only we could get some decent bars in this town.
jec