Wednesday, November 22, 2023

More flying lessons

 Noah even manages to squeeze lessons in before school. As we head into winter, which usually means rainy weather, not ideal for visual flight rules, he's taking advantage whenever he can. He doesn't start school until 10 a.m. on Wednesdays, so he got a flight in this morning. 

Sun wasn't even up yet.

He flew with a different instructor this time, who also thought Noah was ready to fly solo - unfortunately for Noah (and fortunately for his concerned mother), you can't fly solo until you're 16 years old. 

Incidentally, he hasn't yet taken his driving theory test, so he can't practice driving a car yet, for those keeping score at home.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Flying lessons

Noah enjoys nothing more than the flying lessons he started this spring. His instructor was full of compliments today. 

In English, he told me, "This guy flies like an eagle! He flies better than me!" and in French, "Il peut devenir pilote comme une fleur. Il prépare tout; il est rigoreux." (He can easily become a pilot. He prepares everything; he is rigorous.

They did 8 or 9 take-offs and landings today. 

Tiny control tower

Last landing of the day

Log book after the flight

 

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Money Pit Progress, or Lack Thereof

How is the house coming, you ask? Well, here is the progress - slow, slow progress. Frédéric and Noah spent a week in August putting rails and insulation in the living room.



 
The masons finally showed up again after taking all of August plus a week off - boy, did they make a mess.



But then they also poured the floors for the bathroom and two bedrooms, shown here.


Sunday, October 8, 2023

Settling in at S&T

Benjamin's first semester at S&T is off to a great start. Orientation week began with teamwork and a Back to the Future theme.


As the token Frenchman, he represented France in the Parade of Nations

He ran into our friend James Castle at a field trip to Boeing

In October, he went with the physics club to the Argonne National Laboratory

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Foire aux Pommes

 Rose Mary came out to her country house this weekend and we met up at the Foire aux Pommes (Apple Fair) in Neuilly Saint Front, complete with apples, ciders, a small market, and these dancers in traditional costumes.