Lagniappe

Still been kickin' it old school here in Ruston. Its not a bad place to be during the winter. Sometimes a little cold, sometimes a little boring, but for the most part its nice.

In the good news section of things, I was able to swing at least a temporary gig flying a Bonanza. That lasted a whole one flight so far, but if the guy needs to make more trips, I'm apparently on the call list. That's not a bad deal, but I'm still looking for a full time job. After applying to all the flight schools between here and Monroe, I've got two people that want to hire me but can't because of finances. Somehow I figured North Louisiana for being a bit more insulated from the recession...

So anyway, I've actually been doing a lot of thinking about a possible exit from the career. Scary I know. Its a hard thing to put so much time and effort into one thing (about 6 years and untold $$ for me) and then think about changing completely.

But so far my plan is to stay here and polish up this graduate degree, as that's the most important backup plan I can have. At the end of the final quarter here, which should be either November or March, I'll see what aviation holds for me, and if I can get in at a decent regional or freight operation, I'll try it one more time. If nothing's open, I'll probably make my move to bigger and better things.

Don't get me wrong, I do love flying, but I REALLY hate this industry. And flying straight and level across the country was never really my cup of tea anyway. I'd much prefer to be spinning or stalling or rolling. Anyway...

Headed down to New Orleans this weekend to check out one of my favorite bands, Old Crow Medicine Show. Check them out. They're a pretty good band, and I've always wanted to see them. Thanks to the redhead for buying me tickets.

Fly safe in your neck of the woods.