It's been a quick ride through pilot training here in Oklahoma. I have completed about half of my hours in the T-6, and the second half will roll even quicker than the first half has done.
So far, I have flown a number of contact flights. These flights taught aircraft control, stalls, aerobatics, emergency management, and landing from a variety of positions (straight-in, circling, and overhead patterns). I have done well in the first half, working hard to get down the basics of flying. It's come quickly, with at least one class/simulator/flight/test every day - and often several events a day. That workload has kept me pretty occupied.
The next phase will get more interesting. We'll focus on instrument flying - how to get around when the weather/lack of daylight prevents you from using the ground as your baseline. It's a very different set of skills, much more precision-based than the previous segment of training. Integral to this phase is a cross-country trip, in which I'll fly seven flights to different airports far away from the comfort zone of Enid. I hope to traverse Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, but my instructor's guidance (and preference) may shape where we go.
I'll finish up with a bit of formation flying. The Air Force takes formation pretty seriously, so we'll get some great experience doing that.
Looking forward to the challenges ahead.
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