So our first 2 lessons were about Flight Plans (hereafter FPL). We received a Swiss FPL (of course, they have to be different) and were told it was an exact copy of the international one, but for the header. At a slow pace were we introduced to the importance of an FPL, its purpose, the different kinds of flight etc. As I already know a bit about FPL filling (thank you, IVAO), most of it was just a small reviewing.
After our morning-break, we had an introduction to Basic Radio Telephony (hereafter BRT). Again, thanks to IVAO, this was just some reviewing, as all we've seen is the alphabet (alfa -> zulu) and numbers (wun -> niner).
Time for lunch again, with gordon blue and french fries on the menu. Of course, being Belgian, there was no doubt about it I went for the french fries (why do they even call it FRENCH fries? O_o). With the coupon we received yesterday, we had a full meal for only CHF 5.
After lunch, we had Navigation (hereafter NAV), in which we would learn about all sorts of ... *pause for dramatic effect* ... navigation. This will include both visual and instrumental navigation. But there's more to NAV than you think. And we thought.
Apparently, we will be required to learn how to work with a Jeppesen Model CR-3 Computer. I have had it in my hands before, I had it in my hands then and I didn't understand one bit of it. Luckily, now it's all coming to me and I can already do some basic converting. It actually looks complicated whereas I think it actually isn't.
This is what we'll have to be able to use in order to convert and calculate things. Help?
We also had a part of Computer-Based Training (hereafter CBT) in which we were to "discover" Earth's characteristics. One example of what we have to know is: The Earth is an ellipsoid rotating around the sun in 365.25 days, and rotating around it's own axis in an angle of 23.5° off longitudinal center.
I have a feeling NAV might be one of the difficult subjects. :-/
After our afternoon break, we had Aircraft Technique (hereafter ACT), in which we will be learning more about the techniques used to build aircraft, what the most important parts of an aircraft are etc.
To end the day, us MUAC students only, would've had a HR-course, lasting 2 hours, but fortunately for us the instructor didn't show up. After a first day of classes, I think it would've been too much if we had been obliged to sit there for another 2 hours. We all went back to our apartment and called it a day.
We started working on our homework, got in touch with relatives at home or just browsed the internet.
Now it's time for bed again. For the next weeks, we're expected to be at school from 8h15 until 16h45, so long days are ahead, so we can use all the sleep we can get. I'll blog again tomorrow, if time permits. Having seen the material today, I might not have time to write every single day, which is actually pretty much what I expected. We'll see, I guess.
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