Welcome to the Flight School Blog
The Aviation Trainer web site averages 15,000 hits per month with around 1200 unique visits. Upon reviewing the site visitors, I discovered that users are accessing the web site from all over the world. In addition, I receive many e-mails with questions from those who are hoping to get accepted or have already been accepted to flight school. Although there is a discussion board available on the web site, it occurred to me that many may be more comfortable accessing and reading a blog. Thus an Aviation Trainer Blog was born.
Anyone is welcome to post and reply on this blog. However, I reserve the right to delete flaming and other unnecessary behavior. I do not in any way support or endorse the views of others posted on this blog. This is simply an open forum for those interested in, participating in, or hoping to attend IERW.
So much for a blog..
January 25th, 2006 | #
So, uhhhhh, where’s the blog?
January 25th, 2006 | #
Anyone going to WOCS or IERW soon?
February 9th, 2006 | #
I am trying to get to the IERW course but the waiting list for newly commisioned officers is a mile long. I hope to hear from the Army later this year. I am trying to find the dash ten manual for the th67. I heard chapter 5 and 9 are good to know.
February 21st, 2006 | #
I can’t tell you much about WOCS these days but what would you like to know about IERW?
February 22nd, 2006 | #
There isn’t a -10 for the TH-67 since it is a civilian model adapted for IERW. It has an Operator’s Supplement. They can be purchased through Wings or the other two pilot shops in Daleville and Enterprise. You can find Wings online. Not sure if the other shops have a web site or not.
February 22nd, 2006 | #
I need some help with instruments. I was looking for a website or some other info. I really don’t understand my instructor very well so I need some help any suggestions. Your IERW web site really helped me so I hope you have some info for me. Thanks
February 28th, 2006 | #
Jason,
I don’t know of any instrument specific web sites. But, I do know that several of the instrument IPs have quick reference checklists that they have developed for their students. These checklists and study guides should be very useful since they are developed by instructors who are currently teaching the class. Try asking your instructor or other students if there are study guides and quick ref checklists floating around.
April 3rd, 2006 | #
jason, there is a instruments class given every other sunday by one of the guys in the tech library. It is a one day instrument refresher. Try it out an let me know how good it is.
June 21st, 2006 | #
Ms. Piezon
I just wanted to let you know that I graduated from Flight School on June 1st, 2006. Everything went really well….sometimes not so smoothly, but overall very well and I made it through. I also wanted to say thank you for everything!! You set me up for success and I will forever be grateful to you for it all. Oh yeah and I’m flying the chinook with my guard unit out of Illinois and loving it. I guess I just heard too many stories from you about Mt. McKinley and the CH-47 to just end up flying the lawn dart…oops…I mean blackhawk instead
But anyway I was hoping to get your snail mail address so I could send you something. You can send it to my email it is aaron.derubeis@us.army.mil
Thanks again and I hope all is well down in Fort Rucker.
Sincerely,
1LT Aaron DeRubeis
July 18th, 2006 | #
Aaron,
The Chinook…outstanding! I hope it proves to be everything I said it was. It is an awesome machine. There is absolutely nothing quite like the feeling of picking up a 50,000 pound aircraft with a full internal load and all hooks hooked. The e-mail on my web site is no longer valid since I just moved. I will update it as soon as I have my new service installed. For now, I’m using my FSU account at slp03m@fsu.edu. Congratulations on your graduation from flight school and most of all congratulations on getting the Chinook!
July 18th, 2006 | #
Great site. I thought your presentation on IP Funds was outstanding. I was a flight instructor from 1978-1997 and taught IP Funds with 110th AB Academics for about 6 years after being medically grounded. Your presentation is the best!
April 16th, 2007 | #
Hello, I am very excited to have found your site. I am just starting flight school and look forward to use this resource. I am however having a hard time locating the flash cards. I am interested so any help is appreciated.
Thanx Lundberg
December 18th, 2007 | #
what can i expect my first 3 weeks at flight school? can i do anything to mentally prepare?
June 15th, 2008 | #
i guess what i am trying to say is…. how much class room to hands on ratio? i got a 133 on the afast but i am terrified of failing….
June 15th, 2008 | #
Hi Aaron,
The first 3 weeks of flight school are spent doing things “other” than flight. You’ll go through dunker training and a few other things before you actually start flight training. However, once you start flight training you will be spending half your day in academic training (classroom) and the other half on the flight line (flying). There is an average of about 50 students per flight class (25 per section). That results in classroom size of around 25 students. On the flight line, you will be assigned a “stick buddy” and the ratio is 2:1 (two students per instructor). If you scored 133 on the AFAST, then you obviously have the aptitude to be successful. In my personal opinion that is half the battle. The most important aspect to being successful is a positive attitude and willingness to listen and learn. It is difficult to prepare in advance but looking at the content on this site will give you a definite idea of what is expected - at least while you are in Primary.
June 15th, 2008 | #
Good job Sherry!
Al
August 17th, 2008 | #