Kodiak, Ceremony, and Cessna

Kodiak
Work continued through the day to complete the phase inspection on Spokane Turbine Center's Kodiak. I took the snapshot below just prior to Ian and Mike taking the Kodiak outside to perform a compressor wash on the engine. When I left the shop this afternoon the airplane was all cowled up and the engine run-ups had been completed. All that's left is to wrap-up the paperwork tomorrow and the Kodiak will be returned to service.

Ian observes as Mike safety-wires an engine component in
place prior to the compressor wash.

Senior Apprentice Ceremony
This afternoon we had our traditional cake, ice cream and wrench ceremony where the latest apprentice to complete service with MMS passes the wrench to the apprentice next in line to complete their service. The wrench signifies the "Senior Apprentice" in our hangar. Today Shawn Bupp passed the Senior Apprentice wrench to David Mozombite.

Here's Shawn (L) passing the wrench to David (R).

Shawn, his wife, and their three girls "The Buppettes" have been accepted for service with Harvest Aviation in Florida. After the "passing of the wrench" we capped the ceremony with cake and ice cream for the entire crew. Wahoo! The next ceremony should be early next year when David finishes. That's a long time without cake and ice cream...

Cessnas
Just because the Kodiak is here doesn't mean all the other work stops. Far from it. Work continues on the MAG 206, the Moody 182, and the MAF 206.

Here's a shot of Dale, David (the new Senior Apprentice) and Gertjan checking the fit of a wingtip fuel tank before making the final installation.

There's always something going on somewhere at MMS and usually there are several things going on everywhere! Thanks for your prayers and gifts which help make it all happen. We couldn't be part of this mission without you being part of this mission. May God receive the glory as we serve him together.