The Beast Flies...
I watched the first flight of the A380 yesterday at 4:30 AM EDT. It flew beautifully, although i was somewhat disappointed that the sound wasn't very good (the microphones on the camera didn't seem to be directional).
Things heating up in the aviation world...
Boeing released pictures of the finalized exterior design for the 787 today, and the A380's first flight is in 3.5 hours, if all goes well. For those that read this (which I think is only Meg, at this point)
, check a.net (link to the right) for updates.
Unemployment...
So, i've now been turned down for about 15 jobs for the summer, leaving me somewhat concerned about what exactly i'll be doing with myself for the next few months. I'd planned on getting my private pilot's certificate, but that may not be completed now, given that the only relatively certain job prospect I have is here at MIT working with the Rocket Team, and I can't really afford to pay for housing, food,
and flying lessons on a direct-funded UROP salary. I may have enough to get through to a solo, but probably not much further. Summer at the house would be fun, though. My other option at this point is to head home to Lincoln, and try to get a job at the airport, possibly working my way through flying lessons that way (plus, i wouldn't have to pay for food or housing). i suppose we'll see what happens.
Clusterbation...
So, after working in the Unified lounge until 3AM, I realized I had missed the last SafeRide, which, at the time, didn't concern me too much, as I thought I could just walk home, catch a few hours of sleep, and come back to campus on the 9:40 van. My plan was shot to hell, though, when I discovered that it had started raining while I was working. So, in an attempt to not make my time completely useless, I decided I'd work on my 16.05 P-Set up in the LLaRC Lounge. It worked out fairly well, as I finished almost all of the P-Set by about 7AM, but now I'm freakin' tired. That, and I'm pretty sure I won't be getting to bed too early tonight, since we'll probably be playing the every man for himself version of Axis and Allies Morris created.
