Flying High

For those of you who might be interested... Josh is finally flying for real. He was hired by Mesaba Airlines after completing 1,000 hours of flying time at Pan Am flight school in Phoenix. Mesaba is a commuter for Northwest based in Memphis Tennessee where he will be moving before long.
This is the kid who never wanted to study in high school and just barely managed to graduate by the skin of his teeth. This is the kid, who since about age 2, packed around some kind of airplane, talked about planes and worked for local float plane companies just so he could be around them. He has had to study very hard for exams, instructed Chinese and Korean students (good for communication skills) and has spent many hours in a simulator, but it has all paid off in the end. As of this week, he is officially a first officer for this airplane, a Saab 340. And no, I don't know much about airlplanes so I couldn't even venture to tell anyone about this plane except that it is a 35 passenger. Our family is very proud of what he has accomplished which just goes to show that diligence and hard work do pay off. Congratulations Joshua!!