So Close, yet so far!

Hey Everyone-

I saw whitney having so much fun on this whole blog thing, so I thought I'd give a MAN's insight on our life's adventures!!!

So let's start with me! I've gotten very far in the IFS program, and have solo'ed for over 1.5 hours, and have around 10 solo landings. I am only one flight away from completing the program, but lo and behold, yesterday, I had my first cancelled flight. This has historically been a significant problem with IFS, seeing as student pilots are not allowed to take off with crosswinds of more than 15 knots in the forecast (despite some of our incredible skills!) Regardless, I have been blessed to come this far without having to have cancelled a single flight, but today, I had to cancel one more flight! Unfortunate, I know, but I still have plenty of time to get one good day of flying in. I am looking forward to being done, although I feel as though I can get used to the whole "flying every day for my job" thing. Things are looking pretty good.

As per Whitney's current adventures: she's busy!!! Today, for instance, I came home and tried to do some small fixes on the computer to keep it running smoothly, but was abruptly booted from the seat of priviledge, as she was: "Late for work!!!" She's the best, and you have no idea how great it is to spend every day with her.

Well, I better get going before I get booted by the "long coffee break taker"!

Hope this post finds you all well!


-Josh

Boats, Trains, and Planes

Well, I really won't be writing about boats or trains, but it reminded me of a kid's video I used to watch!

Josh has been flying for a week now and has gone to fly just about every day. We're very thankful that the weather has held up overall so that the process can happen in a timely manner, as he is supposed to finish his requirements within a month's time.

Josh has shown me on google maps a few satellite pictures of where he has been flying to- pretty cool! It's a whole new world that I know/knew nothing about. For right now, he flies for about an hour with an instructor who has another set of controls. By 13 hours of flying (cumulative), he will need to do his first "solo" flight where the instructor is not in the plane. I'm sure he'll do great!

Click here to see a satellite picture of the airport Josh has been flying out of

Click here to see a more zoomed out picture of the area he flies around (Sometimes he goes around by "Kent Island" (See map) and other times he goes to "Easton Airport", lands, and then takes off again to go back to Lee Airport.

I can't remember the name of the airplane he is flying but I did manage to find a picture of it on their website. I believe the type of plane he flies has wings on top of the "Body" (incorrect lingo) of the plane (so that would be the plane on the left). Can you believe they fit 3 people in there?! (Instructor and 2 students). See below:



Well, that's all for now!