Past, present and future...

Flying is starting to become more regular for me. I try to go at least once a week but last week I got rained out. So I finally got to go again today. This time I went to Bloomington, IN to practice landing and navigating to a towered airports where I have to contact the tower and get directions from them for landing. Bowman field is also a towered airport and Clarksville does not have a tower so you announce your position when you are landing or in the pattern. I recently also got a book about aviation communication which will help me become more comfortable with talking to the towers and at bigger airports like SDF (Standiford) or Lexington if I ever wanted to go there on one of my cross country flights. Eventually, I will have to go to those kinds of airports more often so it is good to get practice. Another thing that I will work on more in the near future is night flying. I plan to take some extra lessons on night flying with my instructor to get more used to it.

            On a more comical note, check out this cute video from one of my great childhood memories. (Ps. Don’t do this at home) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODZ5Maa6VnQ&noredirect=1

Fly with Christ,

Helen

Busy Beaver

It’s been already over a month since I came home which is unbelievable! I am back into the full swing of things with taking 5 classes at U of L and 1 class at Boyce College (the undergraduate division of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary). I have a busy schedule with classes and homework and getting everything done but thankfully I have a nice weekly calendar with my classes only being on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. I have not been able to fly much lately due to school work and other happenings so you can be praying for me in that way that I don’t get bogged down by the amount of homework I have to do. I pray for the strength to keep on doing well in school and not giving up. I will however be flying again on Wednesday- going on a cross country between Louisville, Frankfort, and Madison (Indiana).

A couple of weeks ago I got to go visit some awesome friends in Morehead, KY. I spent the weekend with Aaron and Jessica Mansfield. I got to share about my trip to South Africa and Lesotho on Sunday morning with one of their Sunday school groups. This was a great experience for me to be able to share what God has been doing in my life this past summer. The best part, however, was that the Mansfields live next to one of the main helicopter bases for their region. AWESOME!!! Just before I left to go back home on Sunday afternoon, Jessica and I wandered over to the house in which the pilots, paramedics, and nurses stay while on call. The company is called PHI Air Medical (Petroleum Helicopter Inc.).

PHI Air Medical Helicopter

We met the pilot, Gregg Gray and he showed us the helicopter and told us about what he does. We also found out that he was a pilot with the National Guard and so he gave me some information about that. This got me to thinking more about ways to get my training in becoming a more experienced pilot. I think after college I will look into going into the Air Force, National Guard, or another branch of the military where they would pay me to fly. This has great benefits because I would be able to get a lot of experience without getting into the deep dark pit of debt. However, there is one problem with flying for the military, my eyesight is not quite up to par to be able to fly. I may be able to get Lasik surgery but I am still contemplating all the issues with that. Please pray that whatever God’s will is that I will follow it and continue to trust in Him.

             

Well, that’s what has been happening lately on my end... 

Now, how can I pray for you? If you would like to email me to talk more about anything then send me a message at hagg.helen@gmail.com. 

I would love to hear what you have to say!

Fly with Christ,

Helen Hagg