Brian is preparing to return to the Philippines, alone. In September we will fill in for our pilot, Josh, and his wife, Candy, who are returning to the States until January. This is a fairly complicated task to coordinate with the rest of our leadership responsibilities. The best way we could come up with to make it work is for Brian to take a 25-day trip back to the Philippines before September to get things in order. If you’ve ever wondered what kind of an itinerary Brian has when he travels, below is a glimpse of what he’ll be doing and some ideas for how you can be praying. This itinerary means that Brian will be in a vehicle as the pilot, driver or passenger for over 130 hours in 25 days. Bailey and the kids will remain with family in CA. This is a real blessing that she can be surrounded by support while Brian is away.
- Arrive in Philippines after ~40 hrs travel
- Go to Civil Aviation Authority offices and renew aviation medical certificate
- Schedule a check-ride and complete paperwork for Philippine pilot license renewal
- Meeting with field leadership
- Pack up tools and other household items that we will need while we live on Palawan
- Fly the airplane to get recurrent and operationally ready to fly again
- Meetings with leaders about future strategies
- Meet with teammates, Joel and Missy, to test a new financial software system for NTMA.
- Setup a new flight tracking system for the airplane with Joel
- Do necessary repairs and maintenance on our vehicles so that they are ready for the next 6 months.
- Go to the harbor and ship our belongings to our temporary home
- Meet with Josh and Candy regarding finances
- Meet with Josh and Candy regarding the ongoing airstrip project that is the result of the super typhoon Haiyan relief effort.
- Setup a new flight tracking system for the airplane with Josh
- Fly with Josh into each airstrip on Palawan for a checkout – during the heart of rainy season so weather will be predictably unpredictable.
- Take a check-ride with a Philippine check-pilot for pilot license renewal.
- Learn how and where Josh does basic things like paying bills, buying fuel, working with the supply buyer and hangar maintenance
- Travel to Manila, again.
- Meeting with field leadership
- Fly back to California (~40 hours travel time)