frustration
i am easily frustrated, and thusly i am posting this entry about my current peeves.
my aircraft dispatch class is a bitch. pardon my french there, but that's how difficult it really is. a lot of people take this class twice, though, and it is evident at this point that i will have to take this class a second time myself in the fall. i think i have to get above a 3.0 in dispatch to get the CTI recommendation. but out of the two tests i've taken so far, my grade average is a 78%... or about a 2.3. it'll be reaaally hard to raise my score to a 3.0 at this point. but i won't drop dispatch; i'll stay so i know what the whole curriculum will involve the next time around, and then possibly do better.
so, at least i can retake the class without having to change my slated graduation date, if things go fine and dandy in my other classes. now, i will stop worrying, and start doing better. and the first step to that.... STOP CHANGING MY ANSWERS ON TESTS. yeah.
another frustration.... minor, but it's altered my plans. i thought i'd be able to take two online classes during the summer, but due to one online class (business ed 100) being filled up, it looks like i'll have to take the on-campus class, which goes from 10:45-12:10pm mon-thurs. i was kind of hoping i'd be able to work full-time this summer but that may not be possible with this schedule. oh well.
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and i'm tired of hearing myself complain about little things in life, so maybe i'll elaborate on some positive things going on. my air-traffic control class is going very well. recently got a 100% on a test (only because i apparently had the 5th highest score in the class, and whoever has that is the 100% mark?). also, i am getting better at radar.... though i will admit to being a little impatient, and unnecessarily gruff whenever i am that way. i need to work on my attitude, and start being helpful. but otherwise, i am slowly figuring out my strengths and weaknesses. i am becoming a little more aware of the surroundings. i am trying to be a little more assertive. trying not to worry about potential conflict, and instead actually calculating exactly where aircraft will go, and when. trying to get a little better each time. it's what life is about, anyway. getting a little better as you go.
international flight planning... an extension of aircraft dispatch, but concerns international rules, rather than domestic.very different from dispatch, though. easier class, but i could do better. i have a test tomorrow, and i can only hope i have adequately studied. i really need to do well in this class. i thiiink it is only offered in the spring. it would suck to have to take it again in the spring!
airport management... group-oriented class. basically, everyone conjures into different groups and do three different projects throughout the course. currently finishing up the second project, and starting on the third project. the third project will be the hardest project by far, but it sort of seems like fun, actually.
basically, the project involves planning a reliever airport for seatac airport. there are very many requirements for this airport (two runways, one >8000' and one >3500' in length, has to support certain airliner, general aviation and military traffic, etc. etc.). our group could either expand on an existing airport, or create an airport from scratch, placed in a strategic area. we decided to expand on bellingham airport (KBLI). two hour drive away from seattle, but it could cater to those that live further away from KSEA. i've already drawn out a new runway parallel to the existing runway, along with appropriate taxiways leading to it. now to add everything else...
alright... it's time to get back to work. sigh.
my aircraft dispatch class is a bitch. pardon my french there, but that's how difficult it really is. a lot of people take this class twice, though, and it is evident at this point that i will have to take this class a second time myself in the fall. i think i have to get above a 3.0 in dispatch to get the CTI recommendation. but out of the two tests i've taken so far, my grade average is a 78%... or about a 2.3. it'll be reaaally hard to raise my score to a 3.0 at this point. but i won't drop dispatch; i'll stay so i know what the whole curriculum will involve the next time around, and then possibly do better.
so, at least i can retake the class without having to change my slated graduation date, if things go fine and dandy in my other classes. now, i will stop worrying, and start doing better. and the first step to that.... STOP CHANGING MY ANSWERS ON TESTS. yeah.
another frustration.... minor, but it's altered my plans. i thought i'd be able to take two online classes during the summer, but due to one online class (business ed 100) being filled up, it looks like i'll have to take the on-campus class, which goes from 10:45-12:10pm mon-thurs. i was kind of hoping i'd be able to work full-time this summer but that may not be possible with this schedule. oh well.
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and i'm tired of hearing myself complain about little things in life, so maybe i'll elaborate on some positive things going on. my air-traffic control class is going very well. recently got a 100% on a test (only because i apparently had the 5th highest score in the class, and whoever has that is the 100% mark?). also, i am getting better at radar.... though i will admit to being a little impatient, and unnecessarily gruff whenever i am that way. i need to work on my attitude, and start being helpful. but otherwise, i am slowly figuring out my strengths and weaknesses. i am becoming a little more aware of the surroundings. i am trying to be a little more assertive. trying not to worry about potential conflict, and instead actually calculating exactly where aircraft will go, and when. trying to get a little better each time. it's what life is about, anyway. getting a little better as you go.
international flight planning... an extension of aircraft dispatch, but concerns international rules, rather than domestic.very different from dispatch, though. easier class, but i could do better. i have a test tomorrow, and i can only hope i have adequately studied. i really need to do well in this class. i thiiink it is only offered in the spring. it would suck to have to take it again in the spring!
airport management... group-oriented class. basically, everyone conjures into different groups and do three different projects throughout the course. currently finishing up the second project, and starting on the third project. the third project will be the hardest project by far, but it sort of seems like fun, actually.
basically, the project involves planning a reliever airport for seatac airport. there are very many requirements for this airport (two runways, one >8000' and one >3500' in length, has to support certain airliner, general aviation and military traffic, etc. etc.). our group could either expand on an existing airport, or create an airport from scratch, placed in a strategic area. we decided to expand on bellingham airport (KBLI). two hour drive away from seattle, but it could cater to those that live further away from KSEA. i've already drawn out a new runway parallel to the existing runway, along with appropriate taxiways leading to it. now to add everything else...
alright... it's time to get back to work. sigh.