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Maintenance Training
August 2026
My First Week at Andrews
As a maintenance student at Andrews, I'm in class eight hours a day, five days a week — learning to tow airplanes and calculate exactly how much metal to bend...
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Flight Training
August 2026
Mountain Flying in Colorado
Pilots generally avoid the mountains in small airplanes — few landing options and poor climb performance. My instructor recently took me on my first mountain flight through a 13,500-foot pass to Leadville...
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Flight Training
August 2026
Checkride update
I passed the oral portion of my checkride, but on the first takeoff I forgot to hold the brakes for the short-field takeoff and got a notice of disapproval...
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- Checkride
- A&P training
- Finding a job in Michigan
- Instrument rating
Prayer Requests
- I'm looking to retake my checkride soon! Please pray for a DPE (designated pilot examiner), good weather, a plane that stays out of maintenance, and for a smooth uneventful test overall
- For my time at college to prepare me for the field in every way: knowledge, proficiency, and wisdom
- For money to stretch to where I need it
- For the path to become clear as decisions keep coming up
Answered Prayers
- I got a lot of experience and met a lot of interesting people during my time working at The Pilot Shop
- The move-in process to Andrews went very well
- My roommate is super nice!
- High school is history and I passed all my AP/IB tests!
- Dad is staying out of the hospital!