He Was Born to Fly

It's been an exciting few days for us down here as Jason has completed Phase I of his pilot training and moved on to Phase II. Day one of Phase II was Jason's Dollar Ride. His work load has increased tremendously as he must prepare for each flight, study the flight patterns as well as the radio calls, then debrief each flight by planning what he'll improve on the next day. Jaxon and I are adjusting to the added stress level in the house and trying to stay busy as Jason pulls 10-12 hour days.

After his second flight yesterday, he came home grinning from ear to ear. He is having so much fun flying and knows that this is exactly where he belongs right now.




Jason and his IP (Instructor Pilot) doing pre-flight checks before taxiing toward the runway.


Putting on his G-Suit in the Life Support shop. Hanging on the pegs right behind is Jason's Parachute harness.



This is the dollar Jason made for his IP. Pictures of the Peoria Herk and the Peoria Squadron Patch, Jason rather than George, and some Pepto (you can ask him about that later). As the tradition goes, you "pay" your IP one dollar for your first ride. We have seen many creative ways of presenting the dollar to the IP, the majority of them being associated with booze or women. Staying true to himself, Jason decorated his dollar to reflect his personality and love for flying.