Helicopter training DONE

There are three things I've wanted to do since I started my new job. The first was drivers training and the second was heli training. The last thing on my list is actually getting out on a rig, and theres no date set so far.

The main reason I wanted to complete drivers training was because I wasn't allowed to drive or rent a car till I passed the course. The second reason was because I got to do 360's in a full size truck. Unfortunately they wouldn't let us take photos so you'll have to imaging it. If your having a hard time doing that, then go to Stadium and B Street the for first snowfall and watch the cars slide through the intersection.

Now on to heli training. Today was packed full of trying not to fall asleep in classes, then lunch, then into the pool. For the first bit I had to jump into the pool and climb into a 25 person life raft. Inside the raft it was a hot wet indian sweat cerimony. If I have to ever spend more than 10 minutes in an emergeny raft I will flip out. Imagine sitting on a waterbed cross legged with 25+ people under the covers. Ok, on to the fun stuff. So for heli training we climbed into a 4 person death trap that was dropped into the water and we had 4 simple steps. Hold your breath, knock out the window, unbuckle, and finally crawl out. We did a total of 5 drops with the last 3 going inverted. I figured this whole thing would be easy and I could just open my eyes underwater but I was wrong. In the end it wasn't as fun as I thought and really just a scary reality. I have a nice video but its kinda large, so check my facebook or email me. If theres any luck I'll get it posted here. Im wearing red in the back on the right and I end up swimming out the left side. Enjoy