August 15, 2003
In like Flynn ...
One thing I haven't gotten around to blogging is that our oldest son has been accepted into the aviation department at the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks. Sounds like the North Pole, but if you are interested in a career in aviation, UND is the place to go. (imagine a fleet of 80 planes...plus the helicopters. And these are sharp new machines--no old clunkers.)
What's really delicious is that UND allows early applications, and Rob was accepted in July, at the end of his Junior year of high school. So he is looking forward to this coming Senior year because <evil grin> all his classmates will be sweating the college-admissions process, and the SAT test, and college visits...while he will be sitting back and smiling as teachers and counselors lash the sluggards into action. </evil grin>
Posted by John Weidner at August 15, 2003 02:46 PM | TrackBackCheck out their safety record. Not the best in the world of aviation training. Had a friends neice almost bite the farm a few weeks ago. Her and her instructor pilot decided to fly a few feet off of a river. She told him that he was to close to the water and he should pull up. He finally did but not before hitting a power line running across the river. They managed to get the aircraft under control and fly to the nearest airport. After landing and removing the 8 feet of electrical wire from the wing, these mental morons took off and returned to their own airport. On approach they lost control because the instructor main a hard turn toward the runway. Again they got control just before touchdown and landed safely. The FAA is investigating as we speak.
Don't trust a brochure with your childs life.
Posted by: Steb at August 22, 2003 11:31 AM
