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So there I was on my mountain bike, huffing and puffing like an asthmatic breathing through a straw... lungs burning with the taste of blood in the back of my throat... thighs cramping with an overdose of lactic acid... face making all sorts of contortions like a good silent black and white movie... I was giving everything I had, just trying to make it up the smallest little hill on the bike path. And I was only 15 minutes into my ride! In the days of yore as national road cy

I've done 5 FAA pilot checkrides to obtain all my certificates and ratings. The longest of them lasted about half a day. Now the Technical Evaluation (TE) to determine your suitability as a missionary pilot typically lasts 5 days, encompassing 6 flights. That is a long time! This is an account of my experience, from preparation to acceptance. Preparation The whole process of getting a TE date penciled in the calendar took about 3 months. That included: Application submission

What's A Calling? When one encounters a cross-roads in life, big decision moments, we are often given advice to heed God's calling. Especially in service to the Lord, one might be waiting on a divine calling. My calling didn't manifest in the way that I had thought it may. When I first showed up at the mission aviation booths at the Osh Kosh 2025 airshow, I was filled with nerves. It was very much akin to the feeling I would get before important cycling races (I used to race