They were good sports about it even though it was around -7 degrees with wind chill. They even said they learned something about the engine while they were losing feeling to their toes. Now before you label me a "mad professor" or something worse I want to point out that I was out there freezing with them. Due to having only a limited amount of time with our students that fly in from all over the world. Weather can hinder some of the learning opportunities, but I think we just made some memories for Dave and Jon to take back with them.
Here is a short clip of a startup of the PT6 engine
Not all of my teaching had to be done outside in the snow. I picked up a section in Kodiak Systems and taught about autopilot operations. It was my first time and it seemed to go pretty well, although I was a little nervous teaching guys that have already 1000's of flight hours of experience. Later there is a possibility to take more sections of the systems course later to help relieve some of Ken Smoll's work load. It is amazing how much more you learn about a subject when you have to teach it rather than just sitting in a class and learning. At the moment my responsibilities have returned to developing some more curriculum while the students finish up different courses and return home.
Till next time,
The Schmidt's
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