Spokane Training

I was in Spokane, WA in May for training for our soon to be arriving Kodiak.  One of the fun things about being at airports is you never know what will show up.  While on a break between classes, the Memphis Belle arrived for the weekend.  This is the same B-17 that was used in the movie of the same name.

Walking around these historic aircraft and seeing the inside makes one contemplative.  More servicemen died in a B-17 during WWII than any other way.

With the advanced technology we have with modern military aircraft, seeing something simple, un-pressurized, and laden with machine guns, hearkens back to a different age.

I was undergoing training at the Spokane Turbine Center.  They specialize in turbine aircraft training, specifically the Quest Kodiak; the aircraft I will be transitioning to upon our return to Indonesia.  The yellow Kodiak in the photo above is STC's training aircraft.