In January I got to experience an owner-assist annual on Aggie. My A&P Marc and I took a weekend and took her apart. I learned a great deal about her systems and developed an even greater appreciation for the skills of an A&P mechanic. Marc really knows his stuff and he's called upon to do sheet metal work, avionics, electrial systems, aluminum fabrication, airframe work, and much much more. I was a glorified go-for, and did little more than remove screws - lots and lots of screws. Nevertheless, it was a worthwhile experience and if Marc will have me, I'll do it again next year.
The following weekend I had the pleasure of taking the secretary to the Judge I clerked for out on a birthday/retirement trip with her daughters for lunch in Columbia before they returned to Concord for a spa visit. On the coldest day of this winter, one of the daughters and I flew to Rock Hill to pick up the rest of the party. We flew to Columbia and had lunch at California Dreaming before flying back. It was a wonderful trip.
The last real trip I have taken was a roundtrip with Spencer to Chapel Hill to watch the ACC lacrosse tournament. We had a great time until we got slapped around by a thunderstorm as we were descending to land. The storm was 15 miles away and still tossed us around.
Anyway, it's time to start this again. I have a BFR due this month and I need to get started with my instrument training....I've put if off long enough. So, maybe I will use the blog to log my my training.
