Look Mom! Look at them animals!
OOOO! I want to touch him!
And him too!!
I love the Farm!!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Look what I found in the road!!!
Scott went to the bank earlier this week. As he was pulling out he saw the strangest thing. There was a small turtle running into the road. Scott put the car in neutral and set the e-brake and dashed out in the road to save the little guy. Luckly neither Scott nor the turtle got hurt. Scott sent messages to Nicole and Mandy to see what he should do with it. He was pretty sure it was not native to the area.
Mandy ended up wanting him. Latter that day, Mandy took him to the pet store and found out that he is a painted turtle. He lives in the water and on the land. He eats fish. Mandy named him Atibon Legba.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Final Multi Engine Blog
Well, tomorrow is the last day of Multi Engine ground school. I took my end of course oral test today and did well. I take my final for the ground school tomorrow, and then if weather is good take my end of course flight Wednesday.
I have loved the Multi Engine Rating. This is the first time that I have ever read an entire text book. Although Kennedy is partially to credit for me actually finishing the text book. Over the course of my class, I have learned alot. I am assigned to blog about 2 things that I have learned. I'm sitting here trying to think of the two things that had the most impact on me.
One thing that we have talked about in this class that I have learned alot from is situational learning. As you learn to fly aircraft, you find out that there are alot of grey areas, and you as a pilot have a lot of responsiblity. A light twin airplane brings even more grey areas. Do I take off when I have less runway available then my accelerate and stop distance? How about an IFR flight with a MEA above my single engie absolute cieling? Learning the procedures and how to fly the aircraft is only part of the big picture. Taking time to think about each situation and evaluating it is a real skill that must be developed as a pilot.
Another thing that I have learned to think about in the class is engine failure emergencies. I came into this class with the ignorant opnion that multi engine aircraft were safer, because they had two engines. A real eye opener to me was that having two engines just doubles the chance of an engine failure and doubles the chance of an emergancy. With this in mind, you need to almost be twice as ready for an emergancy in a twin engine aircraft. It is always on my mind when I fly. What will I do if I lose an engine in this stage of flight?
My favorite part of the class was the sim session that we did in the Frasca. It was fun. It was also really great to help salidify the engine out procedures. I was great to fail the engine right after lift of and see what would happen without having to put myself and others at risk by actually doing that in the real airplane. Loved it.
The trip to actually look at the Seminole was great as well. I was glad that Frank had removed the floor panels and that we could take a look at so much stuff that you usually can't see. I was great for helping me retain the information as well as gain new insights on things like the flaps and hydraulic system.
I have enjoyed the blogging portion of our class as well. I have to apologize to Nicoles friends who keep checking our blog hopeing to see cute pictures of the kids and instead finding all this aviation stuff. It's helpful to sit and write down you thoughts and really contemplate a subject.
I have loved the Multi Engine Rating. This is the first time that I have ever read an entire text book. Although Kennedy is partially to credit for me actually finishing the text book. Over the course of my class, I have learned alot. I am assigned to blog about 2 things that I have learned. I'm sitting here trying to think of the two things that had the most impact on me.
One thing that we have talked about in this class that I have learned alot from is situational learning. As you learn to fly aircraft, you find out that there are alot of grey areas, and you as a pilot have a lot of responsiblity. A light twin airplane brings even more grey areas. Do I take off when I have less runway available then my accelerate and stop distance? How about an IFR flight with a MEA above my single engie absolute cieling? Learning the procedures and how to fly the aircraft is only part of the big picture. Taking time to think about each situation and evaluating it is a real skill that must be developed as a pilot.
Another thing that I have learned to think about in the class is engine failure emergencies. I came into this class with the ignorant opnion that multi engine aircraft were safer, because they had two engines. A real eye opener to me was that having two engines just doubles the chance of an engine failure and doubles the chance of an emergancy. With this in mind, you need to almost be twice as ready for an emergancy in a twin engine aircraft. It is always on my mind when I fly. What will I do if I lose an engine in this stage of flight?
My favorite part of the class was the sim session that we did in the Frasca. It was fun. It was also really great to help salidify the engine out procedures. I was great to fail the engine right after lift of and see what would happen without having to put myself and others at risk by actually doing that in the real airplane. Loved it.
The trip to actually look at the Seminole was great as well. I was glad that Frank had removed the floor panels and that we could take a look at so much stuff that you usually can't see. I was great for helping me retain the information as well as gain new insights on things like the flaps and hydraulic system.
I have enjoyed the blogging portion of our class as well. I have to apologize to Nicoles friends who keep checking our blog hopeing to see cute pictures of the kids and instead finding all this aviation stuff. It's helpful to sit and write down you thoughts and really contemplate a subject.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Cute Baby + Mutant Cat = True Love
I (scott) was laying down the other day with Malaki. Toby decieded that we looked comfortable and jumped up on the couch to join us. He layed right next to Malaki and snuggled in close. Malaki was thrilled. He was giggling and laughing. Malaki even put his arm around Toby. They layed there for about 5 minutes. Both Toby and Malaki enjoyed it very much. Malaki loves the cats so much that we think his first word is going to be Kitty.
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Malaki's Potty!
I have to admit, a couple months ago when Nicole was looking for little potties online to buy for Malaki, I thought she had gone off the deep end. At the time he could barely hold his head up, let alone use a potty! Well, I was greatly mistaken. 
Malaki has been usuing his potty for about a month now. Everyday he uses it. He loves to use it in the morning. Nicole will set him on it and say, "go potty", and he goes! I was amazed. Nicole tells him, "good boy!", after he goes and Malaki gets so excited. He is very proud of himself. He doesn't use only the potty, he still goes in his diaper, and he is NOT potty trained, but it does save us a lot of diapers and keeps his little bum from getting rashes. And besides, we think it is cute.
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