Liz and I were able to be home for spring break the week of March 22-26. We didn't do a whole lot because we all had previous commitments and the boys had school, but we did manage to do a few important things:
1. On that Tuesday we went up to Arlington to see Jim and have him look over the books for GG to make sure things were in order. We found out two things: one, the pilots were idiots and two, the mechanics knew what they were doing (thank god). The tach time, total time, and many other important events were off by 10 to 100 hours, but in the end, Liz typed up all major happenings in GG's history so we know where we are now. We also got the keys back from Greg, but then they were given to me and are now residing in my purse, on the floor of my dorm room, in McMinnville, OR, 250 miles away from GG. Real good planning, people.
2. We took the wheels off and for a while GG looked pretty sad up on sawhorses. All four of us took turns sandblasting the wheel hubs, repainting them, greasing the bairings, and putting it all back together again under Boppa's watchful eye. It took us the whole week because we couldn't mesh our schedules all that much, but at least we know we got something done.3. In addition, a reporter from the SnoValley Star came out to interview us and take pictures of GG (in her sad state on sawhorses) and we appeared in the April 8th edition, which can be viewed at this address: http://snovalleystar.com/2010/04/08/learning-to-fly-on-broken-wings. We were all really excited.
After the end of that week we closed her up and haven't been able to do much since then. Liz and I are planning on being home the end of May and hopefully we can do some more work during the month of June while the boys are still in school. Then it's summer time and work from sunrise to sunset! :)
Recent Developments:
We were also approved for the formation of Redneck Airlines, LLC, which was VERY exciting. At right is just after the auspicious occasion of Liz and I signing the Redneck Airlines LLC Operating Agreement! It's official! Now we can't be sued for all we're worth if we run into someone's barn!
Today, Mom got a call from a reporter from KOMO TV and they want to do a multi-segment piece on GG and her journey from start to finish! We're all still in shock, but are really excited that we're moving to the big time. Maybe we'll be on CNN next, and then Hollywood! You never know. We all have high aspirations for our little GG. :)
That's all for now (and probably for a month or so), but we'll be sure to keep you updated a little more often and apprised of the developing news story!
Redneck Airlines, LLC.
