Pappy and Mio Frey serving with new tribes mission aviation... Back in Louisiana
I'll have a sprite and some peanuts..
We left sunny Arizona this morning and arrived in not so sunny Louisiana this afternoon. Our trip was fun flying with Nara for the first time. We will be here through the 1st, so if you have some spare time let us know, we would love to visit. Our phone # is 337-580-2420
..get out of her way..
Nara is enjoying her new found freedom that her walker brings. The smooth shiny floor in the hanger is perfect for her to practice her skills on. It was interesting watching her for the first time realize she could go where she wanted on her own. Just make sure you have on shoes, she don’t mind running it up on your toes!
One of 13 projects..
For the maintenance portion of the training, I completed 13 various projects that deal directly with the aircraft we will be flying. One of them was to disassemble, inspect, repair, and reassemble a flap for a Cessna 185. We are blessed to have staff here who have years of experience maintaing and rebuilding these aircraft and are willing to invest in us.
We were able to visit Spokane Turbine Center, which is the organization training the pilots flying the new Kodiak’s, and they allowed us to try the Kodiak simulator. This simulator is full motion built around an actual Kodiak cockpit and is quite accurate. I was surprised how realistic it was and I even got motion sickness in the short flight I made.
Off To Idaho!!
For the next 10 days I will be in northern Idaho doing some safety training. Mio and Nara stayed back in McNeal AZ at our place at NTM Aviation. We will be visiting Quest manufacturing next week to see NTM Aviations first new Kodiak. The new Kodiak is being built right now and scheduled to arrive at NTMA in mid November.
orientation has started..
Where are we most needed? One of the leaders told us this is the #1 question asked by new folks who arrive here for the last part of the training process. If I was to be honest, it is the main question on our mind now as well. This week during orientation we have been hearing about the various places NTM Aviation serves and the potential needs. We have also heard about how NTMA got it’s start and how God faithfully provided along the way. Please say a prayer for us that God would show us clearly where he would have us to serve.
…Nara and Company
Here’s a pic of Nara and Elizebeth Prieb. We were in training in Missouri with her parents and got to visit this past weekend when they passed through.
…we made it!
We finally made it to McNeal, Arizona, home of New Tribes Mission Aviation. We arrived Thursday evening and began unpacking and settling in. The trip went well and Nara did better than we expected. After a bit of unpacking we went check out what was in the hangar and found this freshly rebuilt diesel Cessna 182. We are excited to be here and appreciate your prayers and support as we left Louisiana.
