Exam Kablam Part 2!

I passed my instrument written exam! I got an 85% on it which in the flying world just means Pass!

What's next? Continuing with flight training to prepare myself for the practical and oral test and to be comfortable with flying the approaches and maneuvers. After that will be commercial license and then possibly an instructors license, then off to mechanic school. I am still planning out the way will work and I'll keep you posted on where God is leading me!

God surely provides through trusting in Him because without that I would be a train wreck! I want to be able to glorify God in everything I do and today I got to honor Him and thank Him for the ability He has given me to succeed in school, flying, and in everything I am doing. I give all the praise to HIM!

1 Chronicles 29:13:  ^"Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name."

Exam: Kablam!

Well it's official! Next Thursday (the 20th) at 10 am I will be sitting behind a computer taking my instrument written exam. In lay mans terms it's like taking the driver's license test. First you have to take the test with the questions, then you have to drive with an examiner, and then you pass or fail. The exam I will be taking next week is just the question part. I have to get 70% or better for passing and there are 60 questions.

In the near future I will take the 2nd part of the exam to get my instrument rating. This includes an oral exam (where the examiner asks you questions about all aspects: weather, procedures, rules, etc.). Pretty much the written test questions but being asked by a person so that you understand what you've learned and are not just memorizing answers. The oral test is combined with the practical where I actually go fly with examiner and do maneuvers, approach procedures, etc. If I pass all 3 parts I will get my instrument rating!

Here is a brief overview of what the licenses/ tests are that I have to take just to make it clearer.
Anything that is a "rating" is tacked onto a license.

Private Pilot(40 hours) Written- Done Oral- Done Practical- Done                     Instrument Rating (40 hours plus 50 hours of cross country)                     Written- September 20, 2012                     Oral                     Practical                     50 hours of cross country flight (1 leg > 50 NM)- Done                       Sea Plane Rating (~10 hours)                     Oral                     Practical Commercial Pilot (~10-15 hours) (Larger/ more complex aircraft/ multi-engine… etc. Pilot/ co-pilot for hire) Written Oral Practical A&P (Airframe and Powerplant) Mechanics License (2 year degree program at a college/ university) Written Oral Practical
Prayer requests:
~ Success with flying and exams
~ Rest from the stress of school/ all the things I have to get done
~ Full trust in the Lord that He will provide for my every need and that I can praise Him through my studying, work, and flying.
More updates will come as things are happening! :)

Time flies when you fly (and when you don't).

 Busy, busy, busy! That’s what my life is like right now! I started my last year at UofL a couple weeks ago and have been getting into the swing of things with school work and getting used to a new schedule. This year I’m more involved with Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ- a non-denominational student group). I am Cru Team Leader which means I plan and coordinate our weekly meetings where we have worship, a speaker, and discussion groups. I am also involved in a Bible study with a few friends which just got started. Already, this semester God has been showing me His glorious creation and giving me a greater understanding of His gracious gift to us- sending His son to die on the cross for our sins! We cannot do anything to obtain salvation, no works or being good people. The only thing we can and should do is to put our faith in Christ! Galatians 2:15-16 states it 3 times in a row!

¹⁵ “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles ¹⁶ know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in^[a] Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.

A beautiful day to go flying in God's creation!

When I’m not at school, I’m at home studying or flying. I am still working on my instrument rating and have been studying hard for my written test which I will take in the next 2 weeks. This test consists of 60 questions dealing with weather, approach procedures, rules and regulations, and much more. I am almost done with my training for the flight aspect and will take the oral test and practical checkride (flight test) in the next 1-3 months. I have been trying to fly at least once a week lately and whenever the weather is subpar in order to get training in actual weather conditions. 

P51 Mustang that was on display at KJVY (Clark County)

With this year quickly on its’ way I am looking to what my future and what I will be doing. After I graduate in May (2013) I will attend an aviation mechanics school to get my Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license. I need this for missionary flying so I can fix my plane if I crash in the middle of nowhere. I am still looking into which schools to go to and into getting scholarships to help pay for that. You can be praying for God to provide for me as he has done in the past and so that I can follow Him faithfully. Right now my top choice is Redstone College in Broomfield, Colorado (just outside of Denver). I will begin applying to schools in November or December and will find out sometime in the spring where I get in and where I will go.

Here’s a quick overview of what I will be doing in the next year:

~Complete instrument rating training.

~Get my commercial license (10-15 hours) which will allow me to fly larger/ more complex planes but not jumbo jets/ 747s.

Getting gas after a lesson.

~Possibly get a seaplane rating.

~Build up flight hours (currently I have ~130)

~Apply and get accepted into mechanic schools.

Time is sure going really fast but I praise God for giving me that ability to do everything that He has blessed me with, even if that means I'm always busy! I'll keep you posted on what else is going on!

Fly with Christ,

Helen