Jonathan Porter's Blog Posts Tagged 'lydia' (3)

Recovering from Oshkosh 2012

It is hard to believe that it is nearly one month since the annual pilgrimage of the faithful came to an end.   We are all back in Ghana, and busy getting ready to start 4 more girls from the bushlands on a 4 year programme of learning to fly, build and maintain aircraft, run an airfield and use a computer...as well as drive a tractor and a truck!  …

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Added by Jonathan Porter on August 28, 2012 at 3:20am — 4 Comments

Wing Repairs - Flap Surgery

Some of you remember Lydia, the young lady we found in a market last year with an arm contracture.  Well, a year on she has been busy building and maintaining aircraft and today is undergoing flap surgery to start the repairs to her right wing.

Before going to surgery our team of West African girls sent to the workshop for an oil change...…

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Added by Jonathan Porter on June 16, 2011 at 1:57am — 10 Comments

Oshkosh here we come...

It is pretty certain that we will be coming to Oshkosh... 

 

Oshkosh is a long way from home... a long long way from home... 

it is a shame that there are not a few places to top up the tanks on the way over...

or some calm waters…

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Added by Jonathan Porter on March 15, 2011 at 1:52am — 2 Comments

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