LESSON DATE:  JULY 6,7, 2018

INSTRUCTOR:  JIMMY JOHNSON

WE TOOK THE COURSE FOR A COUPLE OF INITIAL REASONS.  MY WIFE HAD NEVER DRIVEN AN RV AND I ONLY HAD ABOUT 300 MILES OF EXPERIENCE.  WE THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT FOR HER TO LEARN IN CASE I BECAME INCAPICATED ON A TRIP. THE SECOND REASON IS THAT WE  COULD TRAVEL FARTHER IN A DAY IF WE HAD TWO DRIVERS TO SHARE THE DRIVING DUTIES.

THE OTHER MAIN REASON WAS TO LEARN HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WHEN ONE OF US IS DIRECTING, BY HAND SIGNALS, THE OTHER HOW TO GET INTO A PARKING SPACE.

MY WIFE AND I (LINDA) MET JIMMY AT THE WHEELER STATE PARK IN ROGERSVILLE, AL:

JIMMY WAS:

• PROMPT

• COURTEOUS/FRIENDLY

• APPROPRIATELY DRESSED

• VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA

WE SPENT THE INITIAL TIME REVIEWING TOPICS TO BE COVERED, GOALS, IMPORTANCE OF USING MIRRORS CORRECTLY, AND HAZARDS, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

AFTER SOME PARKING EXCERCISES, BOTH DIRECTING AND PARKING, JIMMY’S EXPERTISE QUICKLY GOT LINDA ON THE ROAD AND AFTER THE 2 DAY COURSE, SHE WAS VERY COMFORTABLE DRIVING OUR 40’ RV IN CITY TRAFFIC AND NARROW TWO WAY ROADS.  

FOR BOTH OF US, LEARNING TO USE THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS WAS INVALUABLE IN DRIVING A LARGE VEHICLE.  JIMMY CONSTANTLY OBSERVED OUR USE OF THE MIRRORS AND POINTED OUT MISTAKES, BETTER USE, CORRECT SETTINGS OF THE MIRRORS.  THIS WILL CONTINUALLY BENEFIT US ON OUR TRAVELS.

THE EXERCISES WE DID FOR PARKING THE RV WILL SERVE US WELL.  THE HAND SIGNALS AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS WILL ENABLE US TO PARK EASILY AND QUICKLY IN ANY SITUATION.

WE TRIED OUT OUR NEW COMMUNICATION SKILLS ON OUR RETURN TO OUR PARKING  HOME SPOT.  WE WERE BOTH AMAZED AT HOW OUR NEW SKILLS SERVED US.

I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS TRAINING COURSE, ESPECIALLY FOR NEWER RV OWNERS.  IT WAS WELL WORTH THE COST OF THE INSTRUCTION.  JIMMY WAS A GREAT TEACHER AND HAD UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDING A CAREER AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, TRUCK DRIVER AND SEVERAL YEARS WORKING FOR A MAJOR RV MANUFACTURER.