Week 1 at a glance (6-10 Feb 2006)

Well, week 1 is in the history books. The week started off with check-in items, as you can read about in my Day 1 blog. Our academics began Tuesday. The four classes of study are Calculus, Mechanics, Pitot-Statics, and Airborne Systems. Each of these classes are one-hour long and began at 0800. We get about a 1-hr lunch break then start the afternoon training. Week 1 afternoon training was mostly learning about the T-2C Buckeye, taking an exam about the T-2C, and learning about the T-38C Talon (exam is next Monday). We also received an "course rules" brief by the Ops O regarding the airspace around Pax River, and procedures to enter and exit the airspace as well as preflight planning.
The week wrapped up with egress training for the T-38C, the T-2C, the F/A-18B, the C-12, the SH-60, and the TH-6. This weekend, nothing but studying the T-38C in detail and prepping for my Monday exam....

So, quite a few peple have asked me what exactly IS test pilot school. I'll delay the official answer until I graduate, but in the mean time, check out the definition of a test pilot, and it might help clear some questions up. FLY NAVY!

Looking forward to Week 2!!!
-Vanna