Our neighbor is a pilot for the Redhawks and thought Payton could use a special reward for being so brave during his treatments. So, we had the opportunity to go to the Air-force Base to be a special guests at the 123nd squadron, the RedHawks. We toured the facility and saw jets being worked on, where the pilots dress, and what gear they have to wear. Payton and Tate sat in a training cockpit and got to be a pilots for a few minutes. We were also able to see a few different take offs. They were loud but amazing. The F15's were off to do some "dog fight" training. There was another take off we saw (can't remember the name) that the pilot went straight up in the air, you can even see his after burners (movie below). Payton was glowing; smile from ear to ear. It is all he talked about on the way to chemo and told the nurses all about it. He had the time of his life thanks to wonderful friends.
Tater's ready!
Captain Rico (Aaron) going over all the gauges, switches, dials, knobs, and of coarse...how to fire all the guns!
For the take off's we had earplugs but every time we went outside Tate had to be sure his ears were covered.
Payton and one of his hero's, Captain Rico (Aaron).
4 comments:
so incredibly cool...gives me goosebumps...but ya know, i have a thing for planes...must run in the family, and for payton too! so so fun...what a great experience!!
Wow! What an awesome experience for Payton!
What an awesome experience for Payton! That is so cool!
Chelsea, I just saw this! Thank you so much for posting it. I'll send the link to Aaron. It will make his year.
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