Dropped off a packet today to apply to the FWMEQC. Fixed wing transitions used to be a perk available to old crusty warrant officers with over 20 years of service. Recently, someone high up decided that it’d be good to have some younger fixed-wing pilots as well. I have to admit, I’m kind of excited [...]
Met, ate a fancy dinner, saw a performance of Miss Saigon. It turns out that the play’d been translated entirely into Korean. Not particularly surprising given the theater location, but the website played the songs in English. Left the theater, got the speech that’s becoming creepily familiar. “You’re a great guy and I’ve enjoyed our [...]
It was an interesting night: I was at a B-Boying (breakdancing for those not down with the slang) competition. As a second date, it was quite fun; as an event to photograph, it was a challenge; as a skill, it was intimidating. More images here, at the flickr set. Statistics, because I am a nerd: [...]
Discounting flights over five years ago: Lessons so far: 6 Hours so far: 9.7 Two more lessons until the solo: one pre-checkride review to touch up all the maneuvers, then the checkride itself. After that, a solo, then maybe 10 more hours until a private license. It looks like flight skills are, in fact, transferable [...]
I had Thursday off to go to Yongsan for an appointment. Despite that, I worked 48 hours. I flew 9.1 hours in a UH-60 and 2.1 in a Cessna 172. I read three novels and four volumes of a graphic novel. I wrote approximately 2500 words of essay, blog, and correspondence. I spent 12 hours [...]
It’s that time of year again: the entire BN took the day off to attend mandatory seminars. Until lunch, it was the familiar parade of lectures that boil down to “It is better for you personally and for the Army if you are not a drunken boor.” After lunch, we had an interesting tour of [...]
Human beings are not rational. I am, unfortunately, human. I may not be able to transcend my nature but I don’t have to like it.
Today I had an evening flight. I got about half an hour of day time, and one hour of night unaided. It’d be just another Saturday, except for one thing: tonight’s flight was in a Cessna 172. It’s a funny thing, flying a small reciprocating single-engine plane after becoming used to a dual turbine helicopter. [...]
Out and about in Songtan the other day visiting a friend from college who through pure coincidence is also currently stationed in Korea, we saw a truck open on an anonymous corner near his apartment containing lots of stage gear: lights, reflectors, etc. It generated a moment’s curiosity, as there is no nearby theatre, but [...]