07/09/01 - Air Education and Training Command Familiarization Course
Well, the saga continues. Delta overbooked my flight and I had to be sent over to Northwest Airlines. So they pulled out my luggage (and I have a lot of it) and I did my best get it over all by myself.
I had no way to
contact the guys at AETCFC to let them know, and I arrived an hour
late. For 3 hours I
tried all my contacts trying to find a way to get in touch, and
eventually got the number of where the activity is being held.
Soon my pickup arrived, and I was off.
The first night they just got situated, and the next day the festivities began with a video of last years class, and an intro to the course.
Again, another amazing activity. The class goes through a condensed version of the courses that the real Air Force aviation candidates go through, taught directly by previous Instructor Pilots of the T-37 and T-38 training aircraft.
At some point they will attend a class with the aviation candidates and answer questions along side of them, as well as experience the training simulators and an air show to boot. In the end they will know minute technical details of the planes and their characteristics, as well as participate in team building and leadership challenges. It seems to be a great head start on the way to flying with the Air Force.
It’s still too hot for my liking, my lenses fog up every time I step out side.