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Last night's study time very quickly descended into a cards night. We played cards until about an hour before midnight; a great way to start off the term with not adhering to the 3 hrs of self study per evening..

Today was the first 'actual' day of lessons. It was an even earlier start this morning. When my alarm began to ring, I very much wanted to it was still very dark outside; can this really be a sustainable way to live..?

With all of the necessary books in my flight case we headed to the airport. The flight bag is actually really heavy with the books inside and ferrying it between car and classroom is not pleasant; where are the ground handlers when you need them..!!

The day was quite mixed with some instructors diving straight into the work, whilst others gave brief intros to the subjects. One funny chap was The Tiger; another ex RAF engineer with a good sense of humour.

In one class we were required (as part of the intro) to say why we were motivated to become pilots. There were a few cringy responses of which I won't go into, for the dignity of those involved. One common one which came up by myself and a few others was "The lifestyle".

I have just finished my 3 hours of self study for the night and am planning to retire to bed for an early night; this is definately not the "Lifestyle" I had envisaged..