Yesterday, Andrew finally received his long-awaited Tanzanian Flying Licence, which allows him to fly for MAF in Tanzania. It has been a long wait, preceeded by language training, Tanzanian exams to convert his pilot's licence from a South African one, a medical test, training exercises in South Africa -and several long bus trips to Dar es Salaam. Then came the long wait for the papers to actually be issued and signed by the correct authorities. The paperwork for these things can take time...
Meanwhile, Andrew's services have been employed by the MAF office- helping out in the hangar, or with MAF Operations working with the flight following team:
This week, Andrew was able to assist with a medical evacuation of a poorly lady, from the north western corner of Tanzania across to the hospital in Dar es Salaam:
However, after 12 more hours of supervised flights, Andrew will- at long last- be able to take to the skies as a fully fledged Tanzanian-licensed MAF pilot!
So excitng to hear of the safe arrival of the licence at last.We are proud of you all for your commitment to the call It hasn't been easy at times but definitely not boring,for you or for us at home following all your adventurs, good and bad.Thanks for being so good at sharing them.We're looking forward to hearing more as Andrew takes to the skies,and you Esther and Ben follow and develop your new pathways.
ReplyDeleteWell done Andrew! And since it is my first time on this blog, lovely to see all your photos (especially the lovely kids) and hear what you are getting up to. I also loved the story about the Angel Doctor! What a great name and great witness. It is nice to have Claire back here with us now although I was glad that she had some more time with you. She showed us her slide show about MAF which will be wonderful at the ball. Lots of love and blessings to all of you from Sylvia in London. P.S. Thanks for the spices, I will certainly enjoy cooking with them
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