Darlings,
I’m slowly killing myself with that wonderful box of candy you sent. Gosh! It’s so good. I will try my darndest to make a telephone call. It’s pretty hard for us to put a call through from here-I was wondering if you could place the call from Minneapolis. It works much better that way. The best time to call me is after 7 o’clock-then my flying won’t interfere.
I’m all done with night flying now except for the two hour night cross country. That’s a dual ride so don’t worry I can’t get lost.
We haven’t been flying for three days now. We have been fogged in all the time-I really mean fog too. You can’t see 200 feet ahead.
Gosh! I hope Jocie gets better-don’t want my little sis sick for Christmas.
Have I ever grown a beard lately – I think my electric razor works wonderfully though. I’m so glad I bought that electric razor before I left. It has saved me so many precious minutes – minutes really count here.
I am starting beam work on the Link trainer now. Gosh! It’s so darn complicated I wonder if I’ll ever learn. I have only four hours left in the Link now. We are required to have 15 hours and, in those 15 hours we are required to cover 17 preliminary lessons plus 4 lessons on the beam. Our roommate Bill Hart has had 13 hours and hasn’t finished his 14th preliminary lessons yet. Wonder what they will do. I have 11 hours and I am on my first beam lesson. Thank heaven! I’m not behind. Buck privates or corporals are usually Link instructors so they don’t particularly love the cadets so it’s pretty hard to get a good mark in the Link unless you really are good.
Well so long,
Your loving son,
Jim