FMCA Tucson 2022: RV Driving School lessons

Around when we first bought our motorhome, we signed up for a couple of RV Driving School classes, held before the FMCA convention: the first on backing an RV, the second on driving an RV.

Of course, in the intervening months, we had plenty of practice in working together to back into sites, and Jenn had plenty of driving practice, so the lessons weren’t as useful as they would have been at the start, but we did pick up a few bits of information and techniques.

Outside the classroom:

The backing class, a bit less than an hour:

Immediately after the classroom part, we did the practical, where we took our coach to a parking lot on the grounds, and did backing and parallel parking between cones, with Jenn driving and me directing, as usual:

Our instructor:

Perfect alignment; we didn’t hit any cones:

Paladin supervised from the back of Jenn’s chair:

The next day, we did the driving classroom, a four hour lesson:

Then the following day, the driving practical for four hours, with the same instructor:

Paladin on the desk, a little confused by me sitting in a living room chair opposite:

We practiced navigating an empty church parking lot:

And a second church parking lot: