First impressions of the 86th Flying Training Squadron

Well, I've been in the new squadron for exactly a week today and so far I'm really enjoying it. So far I've just been learning about the various systems of the T-1, and boy does she have quite a few systems. Not to mention the redundancy has all been meticulously designed so that I one thing goes out, there are 1 or two other systems ready to pick up its slack and make the situation more bearable. The most obvious of these is having twin engines. The main reason why none of the large aircraft have ejection seats (except the B-52) is due to the almost impossible odds that all of your engines are going to go out in addition to the ability to fly and land only using one engine (which we will be practicing quite a bit).

Yesterday, I had the systems 1 test which covered the fuel system, the engines, and the warning system. I missed one super easy question wrong because I was over-thinking about it. The systems 2 test will be on Friday and is mostly covering the beastly electric system. Because the plane has two jets, it also has two generators so you can almost learn one side and have a good feeling for the other one.

Below is my new flight patch. I've left Falcons flight when I left T-6s and now I'm in Kodiaks flight. I haven't asked to confirm, but I'm pretty sure the patch is making fun of the T-38 squadron (the fighter jocks). The T-38s assigned here are the bulls, and the patch shows the bear riding a mechanical bull. I'll let you interpret that as you wish but the two squadrons are rivals and constantly make fun of each other all the time.This patch is not to be confused with our "class" patch that we made. We are just assigned to K Flight for the duration of T-1s, like I was in Irish flight and Falcons flight in T-6s. Hope that made some sort of sense but its kinda tough to explain.