Exciting News!

Hello Everyone!

It has been awhile since you’ve heard from me, but I have had some pretty awesome things happen to me in that time that I would like to share with you.

The first announcement I have is that I won the EAA Ray Scholarship from my local EAA Chapter, #122. This scholarship has provided me with the funds I needed to continue on after my solo and finish my flight training. I start again this coming Monday, the 24th!

Secondly, I also received the Type 7 AFROTC Scholarship. This scholarship pays full tuition and fees to any school, capped at in state tuition rate. I am going to Penn State University to pursue Aerospace Engineering.

I want to thank all you who make FMA possible once more, as you got me started on my aviation journey, and have been a big help and motivation for me to continue!

Now for a little product review:

I received a few different goodies a couple months ago from Mr. John Zapp, and some of them I have found quite handy. Specifically, the Sennheiser S1 Passive headset, the Garland low profile pen, and the TUSQ guitar pick holder.

The S1 Headset seems to be made of really high quality materials, and comes in a nice carry-on case that is protects the headset quite well. I have not gotten a chance to use it in the airplane yet, but I’m sure that it will perform wonderfully, as Sennheiser is well known for their music and audio products, and I have no doubts about the audio or functioning quality. But, I will confirm this in a future post when I get the chance to use the headset.

The Garland pen seems like something that doesn’t need a review, because, after all, it’s just a pen. BUT…I have actually been really impressed with this pen, and for some reason, I find it super cool. It just has a super clean look to it, it’s shiny, and super slim. It is the perfect peen to take with you flying, as it isn’t bulky and can be easily stored on your kneeboard or in a pocket. But my favorite part about it is the Hartzell Prop logo that is in acrylic on the top of the pen. I find that to be a pretty cool touch.

Finally, the TUSQ pick holder is a super cool, heavy duty metal holder that fits all of my guitar picks in all thicknesses. It’s really nice to have for gigs, as it just clips on to my guitar case zipper and provides easy access to all my picks. I did also receive some TUSQ picks. They seem like they are ok, but I personally do not use them because the TUSQ logo on the pick is made out of a super grippy material that, at least for me, makes it hard to play. This would be fine for people who hold a pick normally, but I play holding my pick sideways, and this grippy material tends to catch on my strings, making it pretty much unplayable for me. I’m also not usually a fan of picks that have grippy material on it like this anyways. But, if you like that and you play guitar like a normal person, than it would certainly be a good pick for you! Despite this, I still highly recommend the TUSQ pick holder, it has been super useful to me.

Thanks for reading!

Jake Myers