API Academics
Class 1501
26 Jan 01 - 09 Mar 01

Early on, when there were still 51 of us (64,603 bytes)Ensign Bailey in Wx class...unfortunately a DOR (37,476 bytes)100-3658.jpg (30,292 bytes)
Captain Solly, delivering his trademark 'Combat Weather' lesson (31,939 bytes)Lt Shalin Turner, confident he knows this stuff cold (49,749 bytes)Our Italian Air Force friend, and fellow navigator (50,399 bytes)
The Germans in our class...working extra hard with the language issue (37,651 bytes)Lt Jeremy Albright, goofing around as usual (41,751 bytes)Shalin and Julio...half of the Air Force WSO foursome... (67,648 bytes)
Ensign Chris Caire, one of the three females that hung with our rapidly diminishing class (49,451 bytes)Our Schoolhouse (72,678 bytes)Engines Instructor Capt Pence, USMC (56,717 bytes)
Helicopter Turboshaft Engine (58,739 bytes)Lt Hernandez, making sure he fits in the cockpit... (62,473 bytes)Centerfugal Flow Turbine Engine (62,014 bytes)
Turbine Engine with Can-type Burners (62,224 bytes)Centerfugal Flow Turbine Engine with Can Burners (79,877 bytes)A very old turbine engine (48,775 bytes)
Inside the 'schoolhouse' (41,239 bytes)Awaiting the posting of our exam grades, Lt Albright appears confident... (55,773 bytes)Finding navigation to be a bit more work-intensive than the other classes (56,076 bytes)
Lt Hernandez gets a correct answer! (52,064 bytes)'Bud', our Navigation instructor, and Jag star look-alike (31,178 bytes)Lt Turner, appearing a bit confused... (52,135 bytes)
Shalin diligently computing fuel ratios, or something... (40,646 bytes)100-3783.jpg (34,980 bytes)100-3784.jpg (40,009 bytes)
An A-6 Intruder, reminding us of why we're here as we enter... (78,856 bytes)Where all Aviation Preflight Indoctrination academics takes place (75,048 bytes)Should have been the easiest class...whoops (55,848 bytes)
100-3833.jpg (58,691 bytes)Well, the Air Force does get ONE room in the building... (55,836 bytes)The two academy Air Force pilot students (48,139 bytes)
100-3836.jpg (34,206 bytes)Our class leader, Ensign Singletary...doing his duty (58,061 bytes) The tools for navigation class...same as 1953 (39,828 bytes)
Model CR-3 Computer...or 'whiz wheel' as it's affectionately known (50,056 bytes) And the back... (61,412 bytes) The perpetually smiling, Mirko Malgarini, from the Italian Navy (35,945 bytes)
Physiology class, showing the Italians in their typical, carefree mood (39,916 bytes) Engines & Systems Class (49,265 bytes)The view from my seat (45,351 bytes)
Awaiting our informal API graduation ceremony! (31,900 bytes) An enormous turbojet engine (33,430 bytes) Our class on the one field trip of our training...an engines review at the museum (40,830 bytes)