The Final Multi-Engine Post..

Oh it is a sad day... This will be my last required post on my multi-engine class.  I've really enjoyed the amount of new material that I've learned.

In my first blog post about this class I said that I hoped to learn about the systems, controls, and characteristics of multi-engine aircraft.  I most definitely have been able to do that.  Some of my favorite parts of this class were the group assignments, and the new information about systems and maneuvers.  I really liked the way that the different aerodynamics of multi-engine aircraft was explained.  Complex things seemed very intuitive to me.

I also enjoyed going into the Sim Center and flying the Seminole in the Frasca 142.  It was my first time using that simulator, and I was really impressed by the feeling that I got of actually being in a cockpit of an aircraft.  I would recommend doing that again, and maybe doing it twice.

I didn't really have any problems with the class, though I would have liked to have more activities with slightly larger groups.  I feel like I worked with a lot of the same people throughout the class, and I would have liked to get a larger amount of information from my classmates.

Blogging is a good way to informally allow information to be posted and discussed.  I really like the idea of requiring comments on other students posts.  It would be interesting to have a more in depth discussion of some of the ideas that students have in this class.  I remember reading about the accident of the Gulfstream into Aspen, and wanting to be able to discuss it more with my fellow classmates.  I feel like this would have helped me to reinforce good things that I learned from that accident, as well as how to avoid problems like that in my future career.