Waiting. That's really all we're doing now. After returning from holiday leave, we finished up our last test: Arrival. The arrival controllers direct aircraft within close proximity (15-20 miles) to the airport and hand them off to either the ASR or PAR controller for final approach. The primary goal is to put arriving aircraft into a pattern and line them up for a smooth handoff. Of course the most important part is maintaining proper separation between aircraft. I was a little worried about this test (P-Run) due to the fact that we had such a long break right beforehand. However, the instructors took all factors into account and I pulled out a 100!
Graduation is in two days. Normally, my class would be in flight planning right now. I don't know much about it, though. We had such little time before graduation that we are skipping it. Instead we tested out a new simulator - it was cake. Like I said, we're really just waiting around to graduate. We spend most of our time in the flight planning room - goofing off. It's nice to be the grad class!
It'll be tough to leave. It's funny - up until now I couldn't wait to get out of here. This past week has been so much fun, though. I'm really going to miss my friends here. I'm sure I'll be back for C-School (more specific, advanced training) at some point. I can safely say that I will be looking forward to it. I have a ton of packing, but I'll keep this updated as I travel to Whidbey Island, WA. I'll be on leave again for 7 or 8 days before I get there. See you on the flip side!
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