I thank the Lord for answers to prayer as I was able to go through my tailwheel training this Thursday and Friday. The weather was nasty (wind, clouds, storms) when we arrived and was forecast to remain that way. Thursday we trained in clear skys but with strong winds with the storms passing by the airport. The airplane is very light and we were bounced around quite a bit making for quite the workout of mind and body. The training started on the grass strips and progressed to the less forgiving asphalt. We practiced landing the plane on all three wheels at once as well as the front two wheels first. We also did a bit of cross wind takeoff and landing practice. The last of 5 training sessions was absolutely beautiful as we flew until sunset in calm winds. Abby and Elena came to watch the last few landings in which I was able to put the plane down on the runway without too much excitement. This training will allow me to fly the Glastar in Cameroon, but I'll be flying as much as possible here in the states before flying in Africa.
On a side note, we thank the Lord for a very large gift given to help us purchase the Glastar in Cameroon. So far since January about $21,400 has been given toward the $50,000 purchase price.
4 comments:
Sam, congratulations on your latest pilot rating!!! Now you can fly with your head in the clouds and land on your tail :)
Congrats Sam, on the tail training, and Abby on watching him do it!
PTL for the gift. Ain't God good????
Your parents are thankful for all the training, the more the better!!
Will be praying that everything comes together for your soon departure for Cameroon and for health and safety for all three of you. We love you!
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