Well, it has been a long time since writing an update. A busy schedule will do that to you.
Praises
Tony got to fly his dad out to Jefferson, TX for an early Father's day breakfast. The airport there, while long and paved, was surrounded by very tall pine trees and so landing there was the first real time not making the strip would be Very Bad Indeed. But of course, they made the strip just fine :)
Tony has his Complex Endorsement and has begun to use the plane which was generously offered for him to build up flight hours. As of this writing he has a total of 79.4 flight hours (4-500 are needed.)
Tony and Shane needed to go to Lubbock, TX and, with the use of the aforementioned plane were able to do so in about a two and a half hours.
What an adventure it was for 5 year old Shane, who even got to fly the plane!
Tony's start-up company, Arcbit.com has begun to get some work and we have used the funds to pay down debt, both personal and flight training as we cannot carry debt before going overseas. (Some examples of what we’ve done:)
- graceacademy.com
- comptia.org
We are happy to let you know that our first nephew has arrived and is doing great and, as children do, getting bigger every day!
What's Next
After we pay down the flight training debt, Tony will begin training for his Instrument Rating (IFR) which is what you need to fly through clouds, rain and/or bad visibility.
Children News
Becca graduated kindergarten and will soon be headed to first grade! It sure is amazing to see her absorbing the world around her.
Shane is constantly amazing us with how much he remembers things we say.
He may mull it over for a day or two and then bring it up again and ask further questions.
A week or so after their flight Shane went up to Tony's office and asked, "Who is the best flyer-person in the world?" After realizing Shane meant, "pilot," and deciding whether to go into Chuck Yeager, the Wright brothers, or Nate Saint and deciding rather to go with, "Well, maybe when you grow up *you* can be, Shane," instead; Shane said, "No. YOU are, Papa!" Which of course made Papa's heart melt.
(You will excuse the very long sentence but I have been reading Winnie the Pooh to the kids lately and it seems to have rubbed off a bit.)