UPT is turning out to be a time of discovery for me. Not only do I get to learn how to fly, but I've been able to learn some very important things about myself. More specifically about what I am good and not good at. Here are some examples:
Things that I am NOT good at:
-being dragged across the ground and simultaneously unhooking from a parachute
-buckling airplane seatbelts
-bench press
-jumping off a tower (okay...so it wasn't really what you'd normally think of as a "tower". just a 10 foot platform...but still...)
Things that I am good at:
-earning scores that end in 08...Richter!
-spinning in a chair without getting disoriented
-drawing pictures while hypoxic
Since the last item was actually my proudest moment of the week...i'm including a picture of my drawing that is now hanging up on my fridge. (in case you can't tell it's a picture of me flying the T-6, and also standing outside in a flight suit at the exact same time...apparently UPT also enables me to be in 2 places at once)
For anyone who doesn't know, hypoxia is what happens if you don't get enough oxygen. We go in a pressurized chamber and take our masks off and learn about our symptoms in case it ever happens in flight. My first and greatest symptom happens to be euphoria...haha...along with a decreased ability to draw well....
Hahaha! Nice! I love it! I love your pictures. It looks like you were having fun. And Spinning in a chair without getting disoriented is really something to be proud of. I'm not sure that I could do that.
ReplyDeleteHeh, that's funny! I have one quick question whenever you have two minutes downtime: I (along with 90% of our squad) got Laughlin for UPT, so can we live off base or no? I've heard conflicting rumors about this. Hope everything's going well for you there!
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