Thursday, October 29, 2009

SGU by Helo and AT-SAT Test

What a week.

Yesterday, I took the AT-SAT exam in Salt Lake City. Basically, it's the FAA's Air Traffic Controller entry test. Long story short, it was tough and I'm beating myself up over it at the moment. Oh well, if it's meant to be, it's meant to be. It's not like I'm living or dying by this.

Before I left for SLC, Linds called me prior to getting to the St. George airport to ask if I wanted to go on a helicopter ride. After I realized she wasn't kidding, I hauled tail to her school's soccer field. It's Drug-Free week and a local helo pilot was shuttling the St. George Police's canine unit around the local elementary and middle schools as part of the Red Ribbon Week assemblies.

Since Lindsey's school was last on the list for the day, the pilot asked if some of the teachers wanted to go on a quick sight-seeing tour of St. G. I've gotta admit, I think I appreciate the beauty of what we have in our backyard alot more now that I've seen it from a low-altitude hover. I also have to admit that earning a helicopter pilot's license would make me immensely happy man. I've got it all planned out in my head. I get a commercial helo license, Lindsey ta kes a teaching job in Costa Rica, and I fly tours and shuttle passengers to San Jose and Liberia. It's quite the spectacular pipe dream...but, hey...a guy can dream, right?






Click on the pic above for my Flickr photoset... Linds has one or two on her blog.

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