Hi everyone,
I'm sorry I haven't been able to update sooner. We hit the ground running. i spent two weeks in Kuwait before flying to Iraq. It gave us time to prepare our aircraft and equipment. We also needed time to adjust to the temperatures. It has been as high as 125 degrees. On the flight line the temps are even worse. Even the wind is hot here. When the wind blows (which is quite often) it blows around allot of sand and dust. At night it can cool down in the 80's.
I've been very busy. My days at work start at 5:30 a.m. and usually end around 7:30 p.m. If I fly a night mission I get very little sleep. It is good to be keeping busy. Time goes fast. A month and a half has already gone by.
My job besides flying is managing the 10 aircraft assigned to our company. I manage the maintenance, inspection schedules on the aircraft, and assign the aircraft to the missions. We are presently assigned three mission sets. I need to have 7 helicopters available to fly every day to cover all missions. It can be stressful at times trying to keep them all operational.
I will have better access to the Internet soon. It presently tough to get access when I have time.
I miss home allot. I didn't think it would be this tough to be separated from my family. I will write again soon. Todd