Lost and found...

Hello all,
It has been a week since my last post. Things here are quite busy so I have very little time available for me to update this blog. But I'll try to keep it as up-to-date as possible.

During the past week we were introduced to three new courses; Principles of Flight, Radio Navigation and today we had Airframe and Systems. All three of them seem to be very interesting. Most of the subjects are not that difficult so far but the material we will be covering is a lot.

Anyway, back to the title of the post; Lost and Found... why? So, last Saturday, we decided to drive to Brussels city centre in the evening. We went to a bar and played some billiard but I didn't want to stay out late so I decided to drive back home on my own. It wasn't my first time driving here of course but some important things to note include a) I never drove from Brussels centre to our house in Nossegem b) It was 1am in the morning (my brain is usually switched off IF it had been on in the first place) c) Given the time... it is usually dark at 1am d) The car was thirsty, aka fuel low e) No GPS or any sort of modern navigational aid other than my brain (switched off...) So, off I left from Brussels to find my "home sweet home"... straight out... tunnel... out of the tunnel... perhaps a wrong turn... damn where the hell am I? Yes, I ended up wandering in some forgotten area of Brussels. Anyway this unexpected sightseeing tour around Brussels wasn't so interesting so I tried to make my way back home once again. After a few "go-arounds", a sign "Ring" emerged in the dark. This is the ring motorway around Brussels. Once you get to it, following signs should take you home. And luckily for me it did. After what seemed like hours of driving watching the fuel tank slowly approach the bottom, and getting tired of seeing "Zaventem" signs without any sign of Zaventem, I reached Zaventem and then Nossegem; aka home. So ye I had my little adventure of Lost and Found.

I'm off because tomorrow I have another full day again. I should be starting a new course, Communication. This should teach us how to communicate with ATC and other aircraft in a civilised way, hopefully.

Till later...
PS Sorry for any e-mails which remained unanswered. I will try to answer ASAP.