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Pete H: Oh yeah. That kind of thing. Yeah, it was a serious game. But when I say things
about my performance it’s when you're a FAIP, a first-time instructor pilot, you're

very aware of the of the boxes to check while you're there, that will land a great
assignment when you come out…

Ivan: No. Go on.

Pete H: Hold up. But anyway, everybody knew these kind of boxes to fill, you know to

check. To better your chances of your ….

Ivan: Right. If they want you – if somebody wants to push you ahead, they know what
to do.

Pete H: People were so amazed at the fact that I could be so over and above and still just
come out of there with my 18th out of 20 choices, come out of there… Typically

that resume would have somebody getting out of that instructor bill with their
first, second or third choice.

Ivan: Give me again, give me the other pieces of paper or something that quantifies this

“over and above.” Is it all verbal or is there some other score sheet or?

Pete H: We have the RSU, Runway Supervisory Unit out there who controls the airplanes

during a given day. About three of us would go out each day. I wasn't the only
controller on the base or anything obviously because there's plenty of us who do
it. Except the over and above comes when they make me what they call an
upgrade controller in minimum time. Meaning there are five or six guys that are
senior to me that have been in the program, they've been controlling longer than
I have, but I come through, and I'm showing enough swagger to start teaching in
minimum time.

Ivan: Okay.

Pete H: And they did not even care whether or not the guys that were senior to me were
upset, like it was their turn or whatever. I was taking care of my business, as was
noted you know

Ivan: Got you.

Pete H: Yeah, it’s those things, it’s the job, it’s the positions that you do and that you excel
at, is what puts you in that over and above category so that when you go to check