What's Up With Alex - July 2011

What's Up With Alex 07/2011

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100 Hours!!!

Many people like to end the year with a bang. Usually they end up starting the year with quite a few bangs. But don't worry we always get out mid-year fix on July 4. I ended 2010 on a high note. My last flight of the year also happened to be the flight that logged my 100th hour. It's one of those milestones you think you'll never reach but when you keep plugging away an hour at a time it adds up eventually. In actuallity the real milestone is 1,000 hours. And some pilots claim they've flown so much they just lost count. To put the number into perspective, about 40 hours are required for the basic Private Pilot License. The big goal I'm working on right now is the 200 hours that are required for the Commercial License. Note that it requires 200 PIC (Pilot in Command) hours as opposed to the Total Duration of Flight in the picture. To date I have logged 58.2 PIC hours, meaning time that I was the pilot responsible for the flight in contrast to a student pilot.I have also logged a little over 200 landings (practice makes perfect). More like perfect weather and perfect practice and perfect prayer make perfect landings, but the point is I can get us on the groud in one piece... hopefully.

So much for not getting technical... 100 HOURS YIPPEE!!
Pretty soon I'll have 100 PIC and then 200 PIC and my commercial license.

Thanks for the support thus far!

What's Up With Alex - September 2010

A Job Well Done

Today was the last day of my summer employment at Epps Aviation. I worked as an aircraft mechanic at Peachtree-Dekalb Airport (PDK) in Chamblee of Atlanta, Georgia.  PDK is the second busiest airport in the state and we had plenty of customers with broken airplanes. The best part of this job was not merely the financial boost it had for my next phase of flight training but instead was the learning experience. One day I could be in a jungle miles from the nearest airport providing mechanic service. Who am I supposed to call when a tire blows or I find a fuel leak? Who is supposed to change the oil and maintain the proper working condition of every pulley and cable and rod? One day I could be the only door of an entire group of indigenous people to clean water, medicine, and most importantly the gospel. If that door breaks, I ought to be able to fix it for the sake of the salvation of a tribe. I have certainly learned, at least the basics, of how to do many of these essential mechanical tasks to maintain an aircraft.

I will be heading back to Liberty University next Saturday to continue my flight training and bachelors degree. Junior year here I come! 

Also my biannual newsletter (summer edition) should be on the way within the next two weeks. If you would like to be added to the mailing list please Contact Me. Please list if you would like additional copies for church bulletins, etc.