Since the end of 2023, Kyle has had a good helper in the hangar. His name is Cesar Levy. Originally from Nicaragua, he’s been here in the US for about a year now, separated from his family and working to become trained as a pilot and gain some maintenance skills before he goes to [...]
When we first moved from Oregon to North Carolina, it was likened to Abram’s call to go to Canaan. Paraphrased: Pack up your belongings; your family, your servants, and go to the land I’ve prepared for you. When the Israelites came out of Egypt a few generations later, they followed a pillar of cloud [...]
I recently read an article on James Edson White (the son of one of the Adventist pioneers) on how he brought the gospel to African Americans in the South. Edson and a man named William O. Palmer had designed a paddle wheel steamboat called the Morning Star. It was going to be an education [...]
“Uhg! It’s so hot! It’s too hot to get anything done!” and so was the understanding while in the Philippines. The heat was quite stifling, and early morning work had to be done before the sun rose high into the sky. Any time from 5 am to about noon (1 pm was really pushing [...]
After all that 2023 had to offer, changes, growth, additions to the fleet, and blossoming hopes of interesting avenues, there are many things we look forward to this new year. There are also plenty of things that will need our attention this year where aircraft maintenance is concerned. Planes in the field within US [...]
Traveling can sometimes be rough, but when you’re asked to go to the other side of the world on a 17-hour flight to inspect an airplane in a remote location with little to no accommodations, it takes it to a whole new level. Well, that’s exactly what I’m doing right now as I write [...]
The summer months have passed, and as the seasons are changing, there’s one thing that remains constant: the airplanes need fixing. Always. If they fly, they will need touch-ups and some maintenance. In the Philippines, we have been flying non-stop on life-saving missions, and with that much activity, it will catch up in the [...]
