PQ a Go Go

Location:  Columbus, OH

Weather:  63F, Sunny

It stands now that we will be leaving for the ice in the mid-November range.  This will be a different type of season for me.  The plans to do the remote work on the West Antarctic ice sheet had to be changed because of budget reasons so now all of the work I will be doing will be based out of McMurdo--which if anyone of you remember is not my favorite spot on the planet.  Don't get me wrong, being in Antarctica is great, but I am just not fond of the large outpost--I guess I just have the remote field work gene in me.

The consolation is that all of our work will be like a hub out of McMurdo.  Which means a lot of flights daily, on helicopters and fixed wing aircraft (which will be new for me), which I am happy with.

Of course, there's is the PQ process.  I have not as yet been qualified by USAP to go.  I guess that will be the next milestone in this process.