So I finally ran out of money, but my next loan came through for $25k. Sheesh. I'm being bent over a table on the interest too. Thanks SS for screwing us out of keybank. I thought they had high interest.

I took a weekday off work and flew almost 3 hours solo in the pattern at the airport. The school has a requirement for that, and I had to get it out of the damn way because the wind and weather has been conspiring against me.

My next training is going to be a VOR flight, and I'm getting a new instructor. My current instructor has to go back to Norway in a few weeks anyway, and he's bummed because this is a great time for new pilots. Everyone is looking for heli pilots, it seems.

I'm having a hard time learning flight planning, getting the weather sources together, finding way points on the sectional charts, calculating pressure altitude, wind correction angle, and ground speed. I'll be glad when I can trade in that mechanical computer for a digital one. Pro pilots such as off shore oil platform shuttlers have a ground support crew that does all the weight and balance, fuel calcs, etc for the pilots. What a luxury.