| The training plane |
| Ruben and his mother |
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| | Training plane T-1A
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| Inside the T1 |
| Unfortunately I was only co-pilot, but I did a great job looking around and hearing Ruben's eplanations. |
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| | Inside the T1
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| Which button do I press? |
Ana was about to land the plane, but could not find the button for lowering the wheels. Do not worry, it was just a flight simulator.
When I tried it myself I found it a little scarry. It's quite realistic and when I "descended" I was nervous when I found it difficult to align with the runway. |
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| | Flight simulator
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| Control tower |
| I was with Ruben in the control tower. You may see the hangars on the ground. |
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| | Control tower
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| Ceremony |
| An Air Force general speaks to the graduates. |
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| Pround parents of a fresh Air Force pilot |
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| | Mihai, Ruben and Ana
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| Father and son |
| After the ceremony I started to explain to RUben how to fly an airplane. |
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| | Mihai and Ruben
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| Dinner |
| There was a nice dinner in the evening. We met an Italian pilot who was training with the Americans. We took a picture with his family. |
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| | Fresh pilots
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| A proud mother |
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| | Ruben and Ana
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| A proud father |
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| | Ruben and Mihai
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