Here are a few photos from the July 2nd winging ceremony at NAS Whiting Field. Many thanks to everyone who attended or sent their support. Becoming a Naval Aviator was challenging, exciting and at times humbling. Attaining this goal would not have been possible without the love and encouragement of family and friends.Below are some of my numbers from Advanced:
- 7 months to complete
- 124.6 total flight hours (90.4 hours as pilot in command)
- 3.8 actual instrument hours
- 50.7 simulated instrument hours
- 23.9 hours night time
- 39.0 hours in the simulators
- 18 simulated precision approaches
- 48 simulated non-precision approaches
Next month I’ll be leaving the Pensacola area for sunny San Diego. Up next is two weeks of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training, followed by several months at my community’s Fleet Replenishment Squadron (FRS), Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron TEN (HS-10), at NAS North Island in San Diego. In about eight months I should be reporting to a Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron in Jacksonville, Florida ready to fly the HH-60H and SH-60F (shown below) in the Fleet. It’s going to be an exciting ride!
