Split: ISSBlonde Says Hi, Talk of Camp Ensues....

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Tue May 13, 2003 9:09 pm

All of us wanted to be on the orbitor and I knew that wasn't possible, so I suggested that the two previous pilots be on it since one was in mocr las time and the other had to leave early b/c he cut his achiles tendon during SCUBA. However, the fourth pilot was really and I mean really hard to get along with. (We originally had 5 pilots, but one switched tracks and teams b/c she had been with them the entire week before at AC and couldn't take another week of it.) Anyway, she started getting all upset b/c she didn't want to be in mocr. Eventually,

I'm embarassed to say

, I got upset b/c she was being so difficult and had to go upstairs (we were deciding in the Hab). So our counselors talked to the sims people and worked it out.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue May 13, 2003 9:09 pm

Boy after hearing that from so many people i'm glad i had a team that was so close we didnt fight over anything. And that we had no problems deciding paositions.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Tue May 13, 2003 9:13 pm

Ours got worked out but I think the wrong person was the commander. She should of been in MOCR. I ended up doing most of her things because she couldn't handle it.

ISSBlonde · Post by **ISSBlonde** » Tue May 13, 2003 9:23 pm

hahaha yes!!!!!!!!!!! I am not alone!!!!!! That is the first thing I say when I introduce myself is hi my name is Jessie and I am obsessed with space. but yeah it is very awesome. Anyone who has been to Aviation challenge?? What exactly do you do?? Is it like bootcamp?? I think I would like to try it.

ISSBlonde · Post by **ISSBlonde** » Tue May 13, 2003 9:29 pm

oh by the way, the Invisible Space Station thing..... its a lllllooong story. You had to be there.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue May 13, 2003 9:37 pm

AC isnt like bootcamp at all. Although some counselors like Grunt are more military like than others. You do 2 sim sessions a day, you do survival training on land and water, escape and evasion, navifgation, flight planning and other stuff look for my account under the barracks section this coming july when im going to do a day by day account of aviation challenge.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Tue May 13, 2003 9:38 pm

I'm going to go as an adult one day.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue May 13, 2003 9:56 pm

Its a great program but it's diffrent. Expect to spend alot more time outside at AC and atleast youll beable to cool off regularly because you get to do alot of water stuff and alot of free time is oppurtunity to swim.

ISSBlonde · Post by **ISSBlonde** » Tue May 13, 2003 10:01 pm

Thanks a lot!! It sounds like a lot of fun!! Exactly something I would love to do.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue May 13, 2003 10:08 pm

It really is great. When i went ot was the best of the 3 programs i'd attended but ASA did surpass it 2 years later.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Wed May 14, 2003 1:44 am

I dont know why exactly, but I never really liked AC. Supposedly they have changed their program since I last went. WE sat around under airplanes a lot and yeah. The sims were cool, but E and E got rained out.

It was fun, but I will keep my allegiance to SPACE CAMP!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed May 14, 2003 1:21 pm

Well E and E getting rained out sucked because its one of the best parts. although i'm sure every team is diffrent our days at Ac were pretty full. And if we had free time we either spent it playingvolleyball or swimming in the lake.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Wed May 14, 2003 3:45 pm

I want to go to experience it. It would be fun!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed May 14, 2003 5:20 pm

Well with all the recent intrest in AC i'm definately going to do the day by day aC account this july.

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Thu May 15, 2003 9:32 am

That'd be great! I look forward to it.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Thu May 15, 2003 9:39 am

Well it should start July 1st and run through the 5th.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Thu May 15, 2003 3:43 pm

That's just before I go! I can't wait to read about your trip.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Thu May 15, 2003 4:09 pm

Well AC is an easy trip to remember because it was so diffrent from any of the other space camp programs i had been to.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Thu May 15, 2003 11:44 pm

Sounds like I'll have a lot of catching up to do, since that's the week I'm going to camp.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Fri May 16, 2003 7:47 am

I would like to hear about your AC Experience. I dont remember much of AC except sitting under planes in the 90 degree heat, so I would like to hear.