Hello! Its been a full summer and I’m excited to see God at work in my life, at the airport, and in the lives of others around me. Here’s an update on what I’ve been doing recently.

I’ve put my new mechanic certificate to use! I performed the engine inspection of our Cessna 172 training aircraft when it came in for its 100-hour inspection. I put my signature in the logbook and wrote my certificate number as “Pending” since I haven’t received my permanent government-issued card with my certificate number yet.

It’s been busy in the shop with my fellow coworkers coming and going over the summer. We had a break in work, so I installed the new carburetors on our RV-12, following the procedures to sync operation of the dual carbs. To perform the procedures I needed the engine nice and wam. Because of the noise I decided to taxi it away from the hangar. It looked funny without the wings on it! A business jet flew in and there I was, taxiing past them as if I was headed toward the runway. The pilots of the jet got a laugh and told me it confused their passengers.

I’ve enjoyed flying our Glassair Sportsman. It’s a different experience from flying the Cessna 172, an aircraft I used for my flight training. I’ve been taking the Sportsman to different airports and using it to run our customers back home after they deliver their plane to us for maintenance.

Earlier this summer I took a week and went as a leader with our church youth to volunteer as a group at a camp in Fairmont, NC. Camp4Heroes is a non-profit that provides a place of refuge and restoration to veterans of military and public service. I worked with the youth teaching them how to use power tools, interacting with them in Bible study, and helping them to complete work projects around the camp. It was an encouraging experience as we talked through struggles the young Christians have been experiencing at home, and I saw them grow in their faith.

My evenings and weekends have been a variety of extracurricular activities recently.

My roommate Nate bought a boat and fixed it. He took us on the lake after work one evening. I got flight lessons on the inflatable. 😀

My brother-in-law and I took my truck on its first off-roading adventure recently. We managed to conquer all the obstacles. I have a feeling I’ll get more off-road experiences when I move overseas. 

I also spent a Saturday team-building with my friends, playing airsoft at a local field. The owner of the place is supportive of Compass Aviation and even has one of our old scrap planes in the field.

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Studying for my Instrument Pilot written test

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