One fine day

It was a beautiful day here in Cincinnati, a gorgeous Saturday morning. It seemed like sort of a waste to spend such a nice fall day inside of a simluator training facility. However, it was time well spent. Today was the end of an endeavor that began on Oct 9th. Today, was the day that I took my checkride to become an official airline first officer. I have spend two months training, studying, and sweating for this one 6 hour period. Actually, this journey began back in the fall of 1997 when I decided to go to Spartan School of Aeronautics. Then came a long period of instruction in Boulder, CO. After that came the job that taught me the most about flying and my own abilities, my Cessna Caravan time. I learned a lot in the Beech 18 shortly after that as well.

Now finally, I'm in a jet and ready to give this airline business a try. It has been a hard couple of months that ended in a challenging test of what I've learned.