I think that “content” is
the best way to describe my attitude right now. It’s taken about six months, but I can honestly say I am
satisfied, if not thrilled, with my current situation. I think I’ve managed to develop into a
decent instructor and when you feel good about the job you are doing, it makes
your life that much better, regardless of what type of job it is. I go home most nights feeling good about my
day, and no longer spend every waking hour concerning myself with the very
fastest route back to the airlines. I
know it is there waiting for me, and it is easier to simply have patience than
to get worked up about it, and keeping busy in the meantime is helpful in
fostering that attitude. After all, I
am still flying for a living, and putting several hours in my logbook every
day.
I’ve been very busy – flying
about 15-20 hours a week and no longer collecting unemployment! I finally sent a student to the examiner a
couple of weeks ago and he passed with no problems, so I have finally “created”
one pilot. I have another taking a
checkride this Friday. I soloed another
student last weekend and will probably solo another one next week.
I still get a lot of
out-of-town students who come here to do some flying with an instructor and to
see the sights around Las Vegas. I see
Hoover Dam at least once a week and the Grand Canyon every couple of
weeks. I had the pleasure of standing
on the rim of the canyon and being in Death Valley on the same day last
week. It’s amazing the kind of
distances you can cover in airplanes.
I am still working about six
days a week, but we just hired another instructor so I’m hoping to get that
down to five once in a while. I enjoy
having a couple days off once in a while to go camping and taking advantage of
this wonderful area.
Unfortunately, no really
good stories to share this time around – nothing really out of the ordinary
this month.