Welcome to Instrument Rating

Today the ground school started. Not much, just 2 and half hours a day, 5 days a week, early in the morning though. About 15 students in class, and only one cheek, I felt like going back to the faculty of engineering. We learned some things about aeromedicine and about the phisiological effects of flying at IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions). The classroom was beautiful, the walls were full of aviation pictures, the atmosphere very professional, I liked it. Afterclass studies seemed very useful too in the study room and the lounge of the school, students are usually very supportive and help each other. We also received some reading homework, not a surprise...

We need also to buy more and more material all the time: charts, approach plates, airport directory, FAA regulations manuals, etc. The shit about it that theses things expire every couple of months so you are always buying the updates of it! And I was complaining about the "Minhal ha-Teufa" back in Israel that they were updating their AIP (Aeronautic Information Publication) only 3 times a year. Well, I guess I didn't see this coming...

Talking about some entertainment, social life in school seems lots of fun too. I managed to make some brazilian friends already, and we went last night to have dinner at one friend's place and play boxing on Nintendo Wii. Damn, my arm still hurts! Well, we played also bowling. And tennis... And how could we forget the PC, some flight simulator X, 2 guys playing online together, just for a change.

We heard also that in town there are many events this time of the year: on november 22nd is the thanksgiving day and supposed to be a very big holiday here, lots of parties in town. Also here there are lots of NASCAR racing events, the stadium is just next to the airport, sometimes you can hear the engines of the 600HP cars in the weekends from far away! Also we were told that in march there is a big event of Harley Davidson motorcycles in town, it's like a huge reunion from people from all over America. Seems like people that like machines will love this town.