Update #2 the scoop on what's up!

Well... last time I wrote it was before my trip to SMAT! So here's a recap of my Spring break week.
Monday: I still had class at Boyce Bible college (New Testament 2 class) so I attended that.

Tuesday: I had 2 flights planned. My Monday flight got moved to Tuesday due to weather. The first flight was to get signed off in the Piper Arrow (I needed 10 hours). However, that got delayed due to technical issues with the lights. My second flight was to get checked out in Air Center 1's Cessna 172 for insurance purposes. I went up with a new instructor in a new plane. The check out went alright but I needed to practice slow flight and landing maneuvers since I was rusty but also due to gusty, windy weather. I had planned to fly to Ionia, MI (2.5 hour flight to there) on Wednesday but decided against flying due to weather and not being signed off to be able to rent the plane solo. Oh well.

Ionia, MI- Airport and SMAT buildings/hangars.

So... Wednesday: I got up super early (5am) and was on the road by 5:30. 6.5 hours later I arrived in Ionia, MI just in time for lunch. I then spent the afternoon with the students in their class. From 12:30-3:30 they had lecture and lab where they were working on reassembling the plane. It was really cool to meet the students and instructors and see what SMAT is like. After class Danae, one of the two girls, and I went apartment hunting/ just looking at them. We then rounded up some other students and went bowling. I got to spend the night with Danae in the house where she is staying with a family.

Thursday: We got up early again, 6 am this time. Class starts at 7am! The students had a test in the morning so I decided to drive home then. But first I explored the town a bit more and got some food for the road and such. I ended up heading out of Ionia around 8am and got home to Louisville around 2:15pm. It was a great trip and was very helpful to see how SMAT works and also hear from other students what it is like.

Sunrise in Ionia, MI- Class starts even before the sun gets up!

Now it's Friday... Today I had a lesson in the Arrow in order to get signed off and it went really well! We practiced stalls, slow flight, and landings which went better and better. I got signed off and now I can fly in the Arrow solo. :) The next step is to get signed off to rent the Cessna 172 solo and complete my long distance flights and of course build up 80 hours of flight which I plan to do with other pilots as much as possible so that the price is cut in half!

Piper PA28-200R Arrow

Spring break was not much of a break but I am definitely glad that I got to see a glimpse of what God has in store for me at SMAT.
Fly with Christ!
Helen