Today was probably the longest day in ground school yet. We covered some of the more challenging topics, but first, here is a short video of the JS/31/32 simulator in motion. As you can see it pretty much just sways on stilts.

Currently at the hotel, there is a Missouri Auction school. I had no idea that you had to go to school for it. This means the hotel is currently swamped with a good endless supply of Cowboy hats and Cowboy boots... and a good bit of redneck accent to go with it :) It's quite amusing when you hear that many people practicing "Auction Talk"

Auction talk unfortunately turns into drunken stupor/party at night.. so sleep has been somewhat scarce for me. Only thing keeping me alive is coffee today. I hate the stuff hot, so... liquid salvation :
Today covered Flight Controls, Pressurization, Hydraulics, Ice and Rain protection, and some other stuff.. To be honest it all becomes a blur at this point. I wish we had a CPT or SIM day in the middle, so we could stretch our fingers out on the book learning we've been doing. I really do think it would be helpful to have a training event in the sim right now. If anything it would break up the schedule. 7:30 Van, 5 minute breaks every hour, and an hour for lunch is all we get. Today we got back at 6pm. It's like having all of your college classes, no breaks, and the same teacher all day. Don't get me wrong, the teaching is excellent, but it gets monotonous. Once we get into the Sim, i am sure to have more interesting stories.. .so for now, Good Night