US PILOT - Steve received his "wings" on Monday after passing his check flight with an FAA instructor. He is now in the time building portion of school. He has to log over 50 hours of 'cross country' flights before he can go on. This week, his time slot has been from 5am - 9am.Since he is now a certified pilot he can take passengers up. The kids have loved going with him - even though it means going to bed early to be at the airport by 4:30 am.
K got to go first. Steve was scheduled to fly to Delta, UT, but after K had vomited three times, she made him land in Milford and turn around. So far, that has been our only incident of air-sickness, and she was able to take a friend up on Saturday without getting sick.
M has enjoyed sitting in the front next to Dad - especially with the dual controls. Once when Steve was flying over Kolob Canyon, the plane started swaying slightly from side to side for no apparent reason. Then Steve looked over at M and saw that he had grabbed the second controls and was doing exactly what he had seen Steve do.
A Future Pilot? Not only does she love getting up early for these Cross Country Flights, but she has a smile pasted on her face the whole time.This is a great video - E is especially proud of herself.
Steve was even able to persuade me to go up with him. I can't say I wasn't nervous - but it turned out okay. We flew to Overton, Nevada.Flying over Lake Mead was beautiful. He did a good job and his landings were smooth. However, realizing that I needed to use the rest-room before we were even out of Cidar City, made for a long two hours in a small plane.
3 comments:
Brave....I hate flying. I finally went on a plane when I was 25. It'll take a lot to get me on one again.
I can't believe how much fun that looks!! WE miss you guys and are glad you are doing so well! Hopefully gas will come down in price and maybe we can come visit!
Fun! So glad you are settling in. You have gorgeous children :)
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