Today June, the boys and I had the distinct privilege of hosting six young airmen from Sheppard AFB in our home for Thanksgiving. These young men and women are two weeks out of Basic training and are attending Tech School here at Sheppard. Most were having their first holiday away from home and one young man, Austin was away from his wife and 7 month old son.
It was great to spend the day with them as they had a chance to get off the base, leave the uniforms behind and enjoy a relaxing day. We tried to make them feel as much at home as possible. Rule number 1: no sir or ma'am. Rule 2: Make themselves at home, help themselves to everything, and feel free to put their feet on the furniture. Rule 3: no left overs! (they did not do so good on this one).
It was a great day of food, touch football , TV football and pumpkin bombing. None of them had ever flown in a small aircraft, and each got to go up in the Cub. They got two passes on the round hay bail and then we flew over the base to see their school houses and dorms. They got some stick time as we came back to the house.
Pictured above: Austin Wellborn, Harlem, GA; Paul Quintanilla, San Diego, CA; Nick St Pierre, Las Vegas, NV; Jourdynn Burge, Mill Village, PA; Evan Wilcox, Milton, VT; Nick Ramirez, New City, NY.
Paul Quintanilla
Nick Ramirez
Nicholas St Pierre
Jourdynn Burge
Evan Wilcox
Austin Wellborn
Yes, it was windy! 20-25 knots out of the south. We were dropping on a round hay bale and running straight into the wind would have taken us over the house and hangar. Our run in on about a 120 heading gave us a big right cross wind and the big left slip was needed to see the target out the right side of the Cub.
Nick Ramirez was the top bomber with a 38 foot pumpkin. He got to eat first!
A great time was had by all. I do love giving folks their first airplane rides!
It was great to spend the day with them as they had a chance to get off the base, leave the uniforms behind and enjoy a relaxing day. We tried to make them feel as much at home as possible. Rule number 1: no sir or ma'am. Rule 2: Make themselves at home, help themselves to everything, and feel free to put their feet on the furniture. Rule 3: no left overs! (they did not do so good on this one).
It was a great day of food, touch football , TV football and pumpkin bombing. None of them had ever flown in a small aircraft, and each got to go up in the Cub. They got two passes on the round hay bail and then we flew over the base to see their school houses and dorms. They got some stick time as we came back to the house.
Pictured above: Austin Wellborn, Harlem, GA; Paul Quintanilla, San Diego, CA; Nick St Pierre, Las Vegas, NV; Jourdynn Burge, Mill Village, PA; Evan Wilcox, Milton, VT; Nick Ramirez, New City, NY.
Paul Quintanilla
Nick Ramirez
Nicholas St Pierre
Jourdynn Burge
Evan Wilcox
Austin Wellborn
Yes, it was windy! 20-25 knots out of the south. We were dropping on a round hay bale and running straight into the wind would have taken us over the house and hangar. Our run in on about a 120 heading gave us a big right cross wind and the big left slip was needed to see the target out the right side of the Cub.
Nick Ramirez was the top bomber with a 38 foot pumpkin. He got to eat first!
A great time was had by all. I do love giving folks their first airplane rides!
