pre-6am departure outta Indy, I lived about 2 hours away so I planned a 1900 bed time, 0200 wake up, drive to get there at 0430 & give myself plenty of time. I don't think I ever fell asleep that evening due to anxiety...who was I kidding, right? Got there, LCA was super chill, easy going he did the walk around since it was dark and we didn't hardly get any training on the walkaround...I got the box ready and he gets back in, I had a notepad with CRAFT written down ready to call CD. When he saw it he had a lengthy hearty laugh at me, I still chuckle about that to this day.

Ioe was great, learned a lot, went smooth, no issues. I felt prepared, wasn't behind the airplane or operation, and I'm no Bob Hoover. Felt like things transferred from the simulator to the airplane very smoothly. Enjoy it because the first time you launch at the controls of a transport category aircraft you get a feeling you prob won't have again and it's a terrific accomplishment. Now, from leg 1 on, I'm just counting down to the go home leg...and I'm not jaded at all, I'm still relatively speaking a noob at this 2 years in, but trips are pretty much just 12-18 leg commutes home :-)