The Hanger

As a pilot, my focus is on whats ‘out there,’ in the mountains. The hanger is the place I return to. But I sometimes forget just how much work goes on here that is critical for the safe and efficient functioning of MAF Lesotho. Today I just very quickly walked around and took a few pics of the current happenings: A major inspection on CME, an oil change inspection on CMO. Usually, in between drilling and riveting sounds, you will hear jokes and laughter from the Basotho mechanics working alongside the USA pilot/mechanics. A wonderful community of friends and skilled workers.

Just before the storm

It’s interesting how we perceive things, compared to how they turn out. I was scheduled to take a casket and body, along with a family member of the deceased to one of our most challenging airstrips. After that, I was scheduled for a second stop to take a mother and her special needs child back to their village.

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