Since I last wrote, I was at home for 2 1/2 very nice weeks of rest and enjoying time with family and Dawn and friends. (waits for comment from mom: "pfft, yeah, I'LL say, with DAWN!", complete with eye roll) Thanks for all your prayers and support, Dawn and I were able to work through some things and get a good idea of a timeframe of when we'd like to get married, so it gave us something to work for and look forward to.
-picture from a day Dawn and I spent at the beach; great fun!
Since I've gotten back to Spokane, I jumped headfirst into transitions. I flew the 182RG for my first few weeks, and just started in the 206 (a very common mission aviation plane used overseas). I loved flying the 182 (pretty darn fast airplane), but the 300HP in the 206 and large payload is quite nice as well.
-the gorgeous U206G
This weekend, I'll be flying to Salem, Oregon, in a 182, along with most of our fleet, to attend a mission aviation fly-in in Newberg. However, I'll be spending some time with my Aunt Linda, Uncle Jerry, and cousin Jonathan, since they live in Salem! So, I'm looking forward to this trip, it should be quite interesting (and I have to fly it instruments-only, but without GPS :( sad day).
After my next transition (in the 206), I'll be starting in the Bellanca Decathlon for my tailwheel training. It'll be interesting, but thankfully I'm pretty skinny, so I can take more fuel than most guys can with their instructor ;)
Thank you so much for all your prayers! Be praying I'd be able to find and secure a job for 2 or 3 months while I'm home from Dec. - early Mar.; I've gotten a few scholarships, but this last year is quite expensive, so I'd like to keep my debt as low as possible.
Also, be praying for energy, safety, and alertness while I fly and work in the shop... We've been putting in a lot of 5am flights to keep our schedule going, and it's wearing on all of us.
Thank you!
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