First Week Over

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 I had a very interesting first week at my new job.  They decided to fly us down in one of their corporate planes, so we were to be at the Provo airport at 8 am to fly out.  Lani took me to the airport, and the plane landed on time.  We got all our luggage on the plane, and I met the cute little girl I would be training with, Stacey.  Stacey is engaged, very pretty, and her fiance is a pilot.. He is very excited about her working for an air ambulance, and I know if he had enough flying time he would put in his application to fly for this company.  Anyway, we were inside, the pilot started the first engine, then the second and we sat not moving for several minutes.  Then the pilot stopped the engines, and said, "Sorry this is a no go, I have an instrument out."  Okay, Lani was nervous as it was, now the plane isn't working.. Well 5 hours later the plane was fixed, they replaced the instrument, and we flew to Blanding.  It has been years since I had been to Blanding, and before I just drove through.  We landed and it was snowing pretty good.  We went inside, as their headquarters and communication center is at the airport.  We met everyone, and my cell phone rang.  Oops, I did not have time to call Lani yet... I reassured him I was fine, and we started our job.  They gave us a company car to drive, a little Honda and a hotel room at the local Super 8.  At about 5 pm, we were starting to get real hungry so they gave us a company credit card to go eat, and we found a nice small local restaurant right next to the hotel.  We ate, and went back to work.

We spent our first night and woke to at least 8 inches of snow on the car and in the parking lot.  The car backed up about 8 feet and then quit, the snow was too much for this low Honda car.  We called the Communications Manager, and he sent a nice young man to come shovel us out.. And we then went to work.

Our first two days we went over the training manual, and observed what the dispatchers did.  It was very interesting, and I learned a lot.  We went over medical terminology and FAA rules and regulations.  They explained who and how the flights work, and what their ambulance service does and who it serves.  Being as I dispatched with Apache County Sheriff for a couple of years in the late 80s and early 90s, I am a little familiar with the four corners area.

The next day we woke again to more snow, but this time only about 5 inches.  The car did make it out of the parking lot and we went to work.

I was anxious to start answering the phone, so that day the trainer, Communication's Manager, let me start to answer the phone.  I love it.. We then flew home, and I am safe and sound at home now.

This job is fitted just right for me.  I can't wait to be fully trained, and to have the corporate headquarters moved up here to the point of the mountain, and me dispatching for Guardian Flight in Alaska.

Now I get to work at Provo Pd for the weekend, and then will return next Thursday to Blanding to train more.. I am so happy with this job.. Heavenly Father has been watching over me, and he has blessed me with so much...