Signed it today

[Fetter]

Today I signed my ground-to-air contract for PLC, yahoo! I haven't taken the flight physical yet and it's a bit ironic that I probably broke my foot surfing today as well. I hope this doesn't turn out bad, does anyone have experience with foot probs and NOMI? I would like to know how big of a deal it is.

On another note:
Did it ever just hit any of you (at some point) that you might just make it to your dream job? I don't want to get all giddy because I don't know when it is appropriate and I've got a long way to go. I tend to worry more about failing the next step than being happy that I made it this far in the process. With so many ways to wash out of the program on the quest for those gold wings, I'm surprised a lot of people don't go nuts! No, I dont need anxiety medication, but I am interested in any comments on the matter.

Thanks All

 

[cisforsmasher]

Awesome! I am sure all that experience from Civil Air Patrol is going to pay off big time! You definitely do not need to be so anxious given your time in grade.

 

[BarrettRC8]

Did it ever just hit any of you (at some point) that you might just make it to your dream job?

Every f**king day. And congratulations.

 

[Ken_gone_flying]

Today I signed my ground-to-air contract for PLC, yahoo!

One more has been won from the dark side...

 

[Fetter]

Awesome! I am sure all that experience from Civil Air Patrol is going to pay off big time!

Not to mention all those hours on Microsoft Flight Simulator! I should totally get points for armchair piloting.

Did anyone else ever practice "carrier approaches" using a plastic hornet model sliding down a fishing line attached to a stick, and a coffee table in the middle of the hallway? That is the kind of integral experience we CAP cadets received. :icon_wink

 

[Son of a Grunt]

:icon_mi_6Good luck!

 

[HH-60H]

Congrats

 

[Tactical387]

yeah congratulations. And yes, that hit me about 2 months ago. welcome aboard, and I will probably see you at OCS this summer. ooorah

 

[Herc_Dude]

Its a good ride bruddah, have fun and good look!

 

[HeyJoe]

Not to mention all those hours on Microsoft Flight Simulator! I should totally get points for armchair piloting.

So noted. Make sure to bring that up at Pensacola.

Did anyone else ever practice "carrier approaches" using a plastic hornet model sliding down a fishing line attached to a stick, and a coffee table in the middle of the hallway? That is the kind of integral experience we CAP cadets received. :icon_wink

Make sure to bring that up at PLC; I'm sure your instructors could use that to good effect. In fact, why not bring your model and stick?

 

[Fetter]

I just found out that I can't get my flight physical until I'm a senior due to understaffing and backup in Pensacola. Not cool. I don't like the idea of going to PLC before I know that I'm qualified for pilot-fo sho. Any advice other than to shut up and roll with it?

 

[Fetter]

Alright, who hacked into my username and inserted a sig line? Why do strike eagles come to mind?

 

[Herc_Dude]

I don't know how they do the flight physical thing these days (it really hasn't been that long...) but my initial was done at an AF base. I then went off to OCS, TBS and was looked over again once I got down to P'cola. Are they saying you have to go to P'cola to get your initial flight physical?

 

[sr338]

Congratulations! Good luck on the flight physical. The eye tests didn't seem that much more difficult to me than the standard MEPS physical.

 

[Fetter]

I don't know how they do the flight physical thing these days (it really hasn't been that long...) but my initial was done at an AF base. I then went off to OCS, TBS and was looked over again once I got down to P'cola. Are they saying you have to go to P'cola to get your initial flight physical?

Yeah, I was supposed to get a free ticket down there for the physical before I contracted.