Going Airside..

Today, in the middle of a lesson with the Weatherman, all of a sudden there was a loud repetitive "Whomp Whomp Whomp Whomp..!" the kind only made by a very powerful helicopter. At first I thought nothing of it, although the Weatherman did remark at its noise. The lesson continued as normal and we were dismissed for an early lunch.

During lunch it became clear the source of the noise; Two Army Air Corp Apaches were on the tarmac..!

Without a second thought we all threw on our Hi-Viz vests (as is the airport rule when personnel are airside) over our uniform and strode towards the Beasts..!!


And Beasts they were, two large Apaches on the tarmac; the crowd of Hi-Viz vests surrounding the two choppers was unreal. As we ducked and dove between passing aircraft we made our way to the aircraft. After having a quick chat with the two pilots on one of the helis, we asked if we could jump into the seats. "Sure" he said, very casually. I was itching to get into the Flying Pilot's seat. This was the roomier of the two, I then made my way to the front Gunner's seat; this was alot more cramped and required a fair amount of limbo-ing to get in and out of the cabin.

Following this, I continued my discussion with the pilots about their careers, etc..

We shared a few jokes about the cost of flight training and headed back to ground-side for some school based fun..

It is now Friday evening; the thought of NOT going out is quite depressing, knowing that I have still a few hours of work to do and then more for the rest of the weekend. The only silver lining is the Academy Gala Ball to look forward to tomorrow..