There were so many things that I learned from this class. I'm pretty sure I know the Seminole systems inside and out now, and I really think I have a good understanding for how they work. I also learned quite a bit about critical engines on a multi-engine aircraft. Before this class, I didn't know that losing a particular engine can have a much greater effect on the performance of the aircraft. Conveniently on the Seminole, we have counterrotating props so that neither engine is critical. Another thing I got from the class is a lot of good decision-making skills and examples of what to do and what not to do. Learning about the Aspen Arrival crash really opened my eyes to all the factors that can influence the outcome of a flight, and that sometimes even the most obvious things can be overlooked.
I honestly don't think I would really change anything about the class, except maybe the time. I'm not a fan of 8 a.m. classes, and sometimes that made it hard to concentrate because I was still pretty tired. I do understand of course that the time is not really something that can be changed. Someone has to have the early slot, and it just happened to be us.
I thought blogging was a pretty cool way to do the assignments. It made it so you could almost "personalize" your homework and it really made it more enjoyable and less like work. It also saves paper!
Finally, here's the one big thing I liked about this class... It was a multi-engine ground school, but it was also an advanced aircraft kind of class. We learned that with a bigger aircraft comes more responsibilities as PIC. Most likely we will be flying multi-engine aircraft for our career and this was a good starting point to all the different aspects of the career.
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