1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:10,149 --> 00:00:12,316 About a year and a half ago , I showed 3 00:00:12,316 --> 00:00:15,970 up uh left Maxwell , um came here for a 4 00:00:15,979 --> 00:00:18,940 transition course uh to fly the Huey . 5 00:00:19,090 --> 00:00:22,250 Uh the instruction was phenomenal uh 6 00:00:22,260 --> 00:00:24,770 through that course , uh completed it 7 00:00:24,780 --> 00:00:26,969 and then graduated and came back for 8 00:00:26,979 --> 00:00:30,709 the pilot instructor course uh angle 9 00:00:31,510 --> 00:00:35,150 on the 30 ft of instructors . Uh 10 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,490 more than prepared me to go out from 11 00:00:37,500 --> 00:00:39,667 fixed wing to now teaching students at 12 00:00:39,667 --> 00:00:41,500 the undergrad level how to fly a 13 00:00:41,500 --> 00:00:42,500 helicopter . 14 00:00:47,779 --> 00:00:49,890 I remember the first time flying with 15 00:00:49,890 --> 00:00:52,001 them and I was like , wow , these are 16 00:00:52,001 --> 00:00:54,057 super experienced , talented , super 17 00:00:54,057 --> 00:00:56,057 professional individuals . I had no 18 00:00:56,057 --> 00:00:58,349 idea that they flew fix wing . I 19 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,249 thought they would just be flying 20 00:01:00,249 --> 00:01:02,138 rotary this entire time . So it's 21 00:01:02,138 --> 00:01:04,304 really cool to get the experience with 22 00:01:04,304 --> 00:01:06,416 them . And to hear some of the fixing 23 00:01:06,416 --> 00:01:05,910 experience too , 24 00:01:13,709 --> 00:01:15,653 it's a completely different animal 25 00:01:15,653 --> 00:01:17,765 going from fixed wing to helicopter . 26 00:01:17,765 --> 00:01:20,010 So uh all the same mistakes that they 27 00:01:20,019 --> 00:01:23,010 make , I've more than made myself . 28 00:01:26,150 --> 00:01:28,150 He is an incredible instructor . We 29 00:01:28,150 --> 00:01:30,150 have other great instructors here . 30 00:01:30,150 --> 00:01:31,928 They always are super patient , 31 00:01:31,928 --> 00:01:34,094 especially with us that are really new 32 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:36,261 to flying . A lot of us don't have any 33 00:01:36,261 --> 00:01:38,483 prior experience if we're coming here . 34 00:01:40,930 --> 00:01:42,874 We've never done this . Right . No 35 00:01:42,874 --> 00:01:44,986 one's flown a helicopter at Maxwell . 36 00:01:44,986 --> 00:01:47,208 Uh , luckily we've had a few good hires 37 00:01:47,208 --> 00:01:49,541 recently that are helicopter experience . 38 00:01:49,541 --> 00:01:51,652 But the core of us that's there now , 39 00:01:51,652 --> 00:01:53,819 uh , I've never flown a helicopter and 40 00:01:53,819 --> 00:01:56,097 this was our first exposure to it . So , 41 00:01:56,097 --> 00:01:58,041 without it , it , it , I mean , it 42 00:01:58,041 --> 00:02:00,097 would be a much longer process to be 43 00:02:00,097 --> 00:02:02,580 able to be a MH 139 instructor .