Well, it's official! Matt has passed his final checkride and is now just waiting for graduation day which is on Dec 16. I'm so excited and proud of him!!
About a week ago I went out to try to watch him doing some of the shooting at night. I just have to say if I was a terrorist, I would be scared of these things. The moon was really bright, but I still could barely see them. I took a couple videos and you really can't see much but you'll know when he starts shooting. The flashing light is the helicopter and the video isn't much worse than in person.
This first one is him coming in and then firing a rocket and then the guns. I'm not that far away but the sound is definitely delayed. The second one is just him flying toward me and going directly over head and then passing another aircraft as it comes the opposite direction. It's not that exciting since all you see is a flashing light, but that was the best I could get.
They also shoot at a target while hovering but I pulled up just as he was finishing. I was a little uncertain about whether I could drive back near this area and apparently when I pulled up his instructor pilot noticed my car sitting over on the side of the road and called me in to the tower. A couple minutes later a truck pulled up to check me out. They let me stay and watch but I was a little scared for a second. I was standing right next to the big "Do Not Enter" sign with warnings about live fire. At least I was on the right side of the sign!
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