Last Tuesday the Porter took its first flight under a JAARS pilot's control here in Waxhaw. Nate Gordon, one of our staff from southeast Asia, had come to conduct a training course for some of our pilots here (including me), and to give the airplane its initial flight tests. As with any job like this, there have been a few loose ends to resolve, but it's a lot farther along than it was when I took this picture below.
The panel now sports new Garmin and Honeywell equipment, configured just like its two sister ships already on the field.
Meanwhile, Nate began teaching us the finer points about the Porter in class and in flight. From this picture, it appears that Nate (left) and Pete Lawry (right) are having a little too much fun.
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