Greetings from Coshocton, Ohio!
I'm up at our hangar facility this week to assist with the In-Hangar Evaluation of Tyler and Sharee, a young couple from PA who've applied for Apprenticeship. This evaluation is the final step of their mobilization/application process and, should the eval go well, results in their change of status from Applicants to Approved Candidates and initial orientation for Partnership Development.
The unusual aspect of Tyler and Sharee's application is that they have BOTH applied to the apprenticeship program. This is the first time at MMS that both husband and wife have applied to become missionary airplane mechanics. Usually one of the two enter apprenticeship. It's an exciting time in the hangar.
Sharee completes replacement of an airplane tube and tire.
Tyler demonstrates his soldering ability.
Our staff will keep them busy Monday-Wednesday on aviation maintenance tasks and evaluate their technical and non-technical skills. Thursday morning we'll have an interview with Tyler & Sharee to debrief their week of evaluation, discuss the results, and if everything's within training parameters, invite them into the ministry. If an invitation is given, they'll have the rest of Thursday to discern their response. Should they accept our invitation, we'll spend Friday in an administrative orientation and prepare them to be trained and and then coached through developing the team of financial and prayer partners necessary for full-time ministry.
But there are some other things going on in the hangar as well.
Supervisors Jim and Mike perform a static leak test on cockpit instruments.
CEO Phil Maddux inspects Austin's rivet exam during Basic Training.
Josh and Bryan learn maintenance of the PT-6 engine under Chris Jutte's supervision.
Volunteers are helping reassemble the cockpit of this missionary helicopter.
And here are the two major projects in Hangar A: Missionary Air Group's Cessna 206 (foreground) and Gospel Carrier International's Super King Air 200 (background). You can't see them but there are several engines in the engine shop for overhaul!
Thanks for being part of it all through your friendship,
love, gifts and prayers.
Watch for our latest Coshocton Flyer newsletter coming to a mail box or inbox near you sometime before Thanksgiving!
