My second step United States was held in Pensacola, Florida 10 to 27 January 2011. As you read earlier, the first two weeks of my internship was devoted to comprehensive medical examinations (dentist, radio, blood test, vision test, etc.) with a 4-day weekend in the middle where we we left Miami. My appointment is usually very early in the morning, I finished my day around 11am every day, which allowed us to visit the area around Pensacola. We went to Pensacola Beach, a large resort in the southern United States, very popular in summer. Beach very fine white sand is beautiful and takes several tens of kilometers. Unfortunately at this time of year we could not enjoy as it should be this place but we will have the opportunity to return this summer.
After a week in a hotel in town, we have once again moved to get a room on base that had just been released. The room was pretty basic, we had a fridge and a microwave to cook for us but it was much less expensive than staying at the hotel. So the menu for two weeks: U.S. delicious entrees! As you can see the meal is served ...
We also went to visit the National Museum of Naval Aviation is based in Pensacola, therefore just minutes from our room. This museum is huge warehouses filled with several aircraft of all types that have marked the history of U.S. naval aviation. Here is a small preview:
My last week in contrast, was much more responsible with my training program at sea survival:
Monday, I joined a class of 40 students Cockpit U.S. Navy and Marines for nearly 2 hours of theory on the use of sea survival equipment with which I will fly to the U.S.. Then placed in! After donning a flight suit, shoes, gloves, helmet and life jacket, steering the bay just outside the base for a training size of the marine survival over 10 by raft. For those who wondered if the water is good in winter in Pensacola, the answer is no!
The afternoon was spent learning the arrival by parachute on our good old earth after ejecting from the aircraft. We started with a virtual simulator. Strapped as if you were attached to the parachute, helmet is equipped with a screen that simulates your fall. It is not wrong. Finally towards a land full of gravel when you train it to land by parachute. The goal is to learn to jump into the gravel without getting hurt and higher and higher.
Tuesday and Wednesday, still a lot of lectures on stress, accelerations, first aid, the delusions, a ride on the ejection seat simulator and an hour in a decompression chamber to recognize and react to symptoms of hypoxia. For those who are not familiar with these terms, hypoxia in medicine is a lack of oxygen in the body. Given that the higher the altitude the less oxygen, this machine simulates a climb to 25000 feet (7600m) fast enough and we take off our oxygen masks one after the other. At this altitude our time of useful consciousness is about 5 min and it is increasingly difficult to make several simple actions simultaneously. For example the result of simple addition as 5 + 5 + 7 meet on some 22 of them! The goal is to realize yourself that something is wrong and to verify the oxygenation system of the aircraft.
Thursday morning towards the pool for the last training day. Training program at the hoist, training upon arrival in water with a parachute and a simulated helicopter crash. This exercise is by far the hardest. Six people move into the cabin at the same time and must exit through the windows. You harness your seat and prepare yourself for impact. The cab then descends into the pool and begins to turn. So you find yourself upside the head, under water, clinging to your seat. The goal is to open the window once submerged, to a reference point, to win the seat and find the right exit. The key word in this kind of exercise is to stay calm and especially not panic!
The internship was completed at noon and in the crowd I had the right to traditional graduation. The ceremony was rather quick as I was the only graduate!
After the ceremony, we packed our bags and went directly to Meridian. We thought we had seen everything in terms of how to conduct U.S. but here we were not disappointed. Notice to people who have come to us and lead the U.S., do not be surprised if you get overtaking on the highway, here people transport their dogs on the roof of their car, it's certainly less messy!
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