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| Date | 09-06-2008 |
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| Message | (Monday 1845) As you probably know we had the yearl Air Force open day, know by many as the yearly Airshow. This year it was held at Karup AB. There weren't many new or exotic participants as such, but the show itself was pretty good. Among other things they made an Air Power demonstraion, where ground forces who met resistance were assisted by RDAF helicopters and RDAF F16's. It looked great and the pyrothecnincs were a real success. I'll start uploading the pictures some time this week. So far I only uploaded a single picture of the Polish MiG29 which in my opinion was the main attraction at the show. Today, the six of us who'll be going to Canada were at the Air Force aviation medical center for a three-day course which involves trying the rapid decompression chamber among other things. That will take place on Thursday and we look forward to it, especially to find out what our personal symptoms are as a reaction to loss of cabin pressure and the inevitable lack of oxygen in the body. Then if one day it happens in real life, we know what to look for... This coming weekend I'll be going to the Netherlands to visit two of my cousins who play semi-pro baseball over there. I look forward to seeing them and see how they're getting along. Anyway, now I'm off to a friend of mine to watch some European cup football and eat some pizza, pehaps drink a beer too. Italy are playing tonight, which is my favorite team, and against the Netherlands is going to be a hot game. /GEA |
| Date | 03-06-2008 |
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| Message | (Tuesday 1030) I just had my last oral exam at the Officer Academy. It was the Air Operations exam and I had to talk about the 50 page assignment that we wrote in the five-man group. Apart from that I had to talk about NATO Air C2 which is basically NATO Command and Control on both strategic, operational and tactical levels. It went ok and I kept turning the discussion onto things that I feel strong in. I got a 10 so I'm happy indeed! I'm actually off the rest of the week - off from school that is, as I have a gazillion things I have to do at home in preparation for going to Canada among other things. My parents will be coming over for the ceremony at the Academy on the 26th which is a great surprise since I didn't expect them to come. I look forward to becoming a Second Lieutenant and getting that stripe on my shoulder. Now it's time to grab something to eat. Take care! /GEA |
| Date | 29-05-2008 |
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| Message | (Thursday 2330) The orientation run exam didn't go too well last time. This was due to a number of reasons. First of all the run was completely unrealistic compared to the time that we had to complete it in. We simply didn't have enough time to complete it and the distance was too long. Apart from that I ran out of energy about 2/3 of the way. It was a strange feeling that I never want to experience again. I was probably over dehidrated and my sugar depots ran dry at the same time. Suddenly my body said stop and neither my body nor my brain could function properly. I had been running really good up to that point and had been very efficient with finding the check-points but suddenly I had to stop. Anyway, I tried to run/walk to the next check points and actually arrived at the one before last and suddenly I couldn't even stand on my feet. However my competitive side kept pushing me and I made it all the way home, almost in time actually. I was close to collapsing and should have stopped when I got the first warnings but anyway, I suppose I was lucky this time. Looking back at the whole thing, it wasn't too wise to continue as it would have been hard for them to find me if something happened in the forest. I was very frustrated and disappointed and it didn't make me feel better that over 2/3 of the others also failed the run. Now it's time to go to bed and get some good sleep. /GEA |
| Date | 27-05-2008 |
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| Message | (Tuesday 2205) Its' been a while since I last wrote something, so I suppose it's about time. Last week we wrote the Air Operations exam task. The group I'm in (5 people) put alot of effort into it and made a good job at it I think. Next week we have to defend the task orally, individually of course. Anyway, as you probably know I've been building an F16 model aicraft and I test flew her today. She tracks like on rails and looks stunning in the air. Tomorrow we have the Orientation run exam. Apparently the run is a 10km one, but as you know you can never run straight from check point to check point, so all in all I'll be doing at least 15km, depending on how many times I get lost along the way... Now I'm off to bed as the F16 model has kept me up late for the past few nights so now it's time to catch up with some sleep. In exactly a month's time I would have been Second Lieutenant for a whole day by now. We look forward to it indeed! Then, just 3 days later we start flying school in Karup, where we'll be there for 3 weeks, doing instrument flying, formation flying, low-level navigation and aerobatics in preparation for Canada. It's going to be great! Best regards GEA |
| Date | 17-05-2008 |
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| Message | (Saturday 1355) The Airshow at school went great and the trial exam in operations went ok too. I managed to buy a new motor for the Skyhawk so the model was in the air too for the airshow. The new motor is much more powerful than the old one so now it's really fast and most of time I fly at ½ throttle with the new one which makes the battery last for longer flights. Otherwise not much new. I'll be going to Norway on a school study trip together with another comrade in June so I look forward for that. I think it's going to be good fun. The weekend before that I'm planning on going to the Netherlands to visit two cousins of mine who are playing baseball for a Dutch team this summer. I just have to fit it in my schedule and budget, which is easier said than done these days... /GEA |
| Date | 11-05-2008 |
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| Message | (Sunday 1610) Man the weather is amazing at the moment. It's been lasting for quite a while now and I'm really enjoying it. And that's basically why I've been so bad at updating this diary. I've been out in the sun with my little boy quite alot. Yesterday I flew my Skyhawk and toasted the motor. I had to make a forced landing with the motor out and it all went fine. The model actually looked good with thick white smoke coming out of the back end - fortunately it didn't catch fire... This Wednesday we have FLOS Airshow. FLOS is the name of the school (the Air Force Academy) and the airshow has been organized by myself with model aircraft participating. The weather forecast looks good and there will be hot dogs and beer for the participants and audience so it should be ok, even thought it's after school. Unfortunately my best model aircraft is now grounded after yesterday's incident... This week we're going to be sleeping at school Tuesday and Wednesday as we'll be writing a trial exam in air operations. Then next week we have the real deal. It's a big task and our group of 4 people will make the best out of it to get a good grade. Then we all have to defend the task orally afterwards - indivudually of course! That's it for now. /GEA |
| Date | 05-05-2008 |
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| Message | (2200) Here I am at Skrydstrup AB. We're gonna be here until Wednesday to learn about fighter operations in connection with our subject Air Operations. We're mostly working on COMAO which stands for Composite Air Operations, where several countries participate in an air operation, each providing air assets and you have to make a plan in which you utilize all your assets in a most effective manner, all depending on their capabilities and your task of course. The operation is against a "fictive" country using a map from the real world. It's very interesting but after a long day you just have one big head ache. Then next week we have a trial exam in the subject, where we get a task which we have to solve, using all that we have learned during this last year in this subject. After the trial exam we get some feed back and we go for the real deal. It's going to be great, as after this exam there'll only be 3 exams left, all in our Physical training programme. It's also great to be here at Skrydstrup with jet noise in the background and seeing the F16's once in a while. It reminds you of what you're working for and it feels good. Now I think I'm just going to take a shower and head towards the bed sheets so I can get some rest and get ready for tomorrow's programme, which includes a mandatory 3km running test and a muscle test at 5pm. Can't wait! If you're wondering, I'm just being ironic... /GEA |
| Date | 28-04-2008 |
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| Message | (Monday 1400) The exam didn't go too well last time. I got a 4 which is ok but less than I had expected. You can't win 'em all! Anyway I modified my A4 Skyhawk slightly and test flew it yesterday and it now goes like a rocket. It's about double as fast and it has no problem going vertical after a fly by. I can't wait to get it in the air again this week. Lesson is starting again soon, so I'm outta here. Stay tuned! /GEA |
| Date | 23-04-2008 |
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| Message | (Wednesday 1830) The weather is still fantastic and I'm really enjoying it but I better not get too used to it as it'll change before you know it. This week is a rather unusual week as we have alot of physical training in preparation for the last exams in the subject. Yesterday, for instance, we had an 8.8km orientation run. As you know, you can never run it straight so I calculated that I must have run 13-14km. But as you know, the weather was great and the forest is really beautiful at this time of the year. Otherwise we have 9mm pistol shooting which will also be part of our physical training exam. Today we had a briefing by Christian Brøndum, a journalist who has written about the Danish Defence for the past 10 years and after the briefing we had quite a good discussion among things that journalists and the Defence see differently. This Friday I have to orally defend my Bachelor assignmenet. I'm quite anxious to see how it goes. So far, all of them that have been through their session got a 7, so in I way I hope to do better, but perhaps a 7 will be good as it seems to be the standard. This exam counts heavily on the school leaving certificate. The grade that you get will be multiplied by 3 (as if it was 3 subjects) so it weighs heavily on the average that you get at the end. Cross your fingers for me. /GEA |
| Date | 19-04-2008 |
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| Message | (Saturday 1125) I finally test flew the A4 Skyhawk model today. All went well, however there were some hair raising moments at the beginning of the flight, as the aircraft CG (Centre of Gravity) was close to the aft limit. But all in all, the model flies well and I flew her for a full 5 minutes before setting her smoothly on the grass. I'll upload a couple of pictures of the model later on today. Yesterday was a public holiday here in Denmark, so we went to the zoo - but there was a ½km que at the entrance so I was quick to convince the wife that we should go to the airport so that the little one could get some fresh air and see some planes. Ot was nice to get some sun on my cheeks and see the little one react every time an aircraft was in the vicinity. Now it's time to get some lunch and begin working on the A4 again. After a test flight you always find out that some things have to be altered or modified - fortunately it's small things that have to be changed on the A4. Have a nice weekend! /GEA |
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