He's kinda in his element. I'm not sure the little guys have ever seen him with a headset on. He's been sitting in an office for a couple years now.Jim's back to his roots on the flight line moving airplanes and juggling details for the upcoming Farnborough Air Show in Hampshire, England.
Requested by a General to be the maintenance {ground} boss, it's a lot of work, but kind of a cool thing.
It's defintely a special assignment.
About an hour or so {by train} from London, it's been nothing but rain and cold most of the time he has been up there- almost two weeks now.
I used to always think Air Shows were all about the tricks and planes flying around. These are really about money and deals.
I've learned it's actually big business with a huge trade show first where the big dogs make big deals.
According to CNN, the 48th Farnborough International Airshow is considered one of the biggest aviation events in the world. Richard Quest and Ayesha Durgahee will be there talking to all the big industry names- {whoever they are}.
This week, the politicians and leaders have made their way through. Jim was invited to have lunch with several senators the other day, including Kansas senator Jerry Moran. Kinda cool.
While talking about Justin's college plans- he actually told Jim he just spoke at Highland's commencement exercises. He went to KU- where Justin would ultimately love to end up.
Jim also met the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) Michael Donley this week. Aware of the work and efforts Jim's put into his job, he gave him a coin- a big deal in the military. He is the highest-ranking person in the Air Force.
Not sure if there will be anything exciting for those of us less interested in the aircraft industry, but here's a link to CNN's coverage:
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/tech/2012/farnborough-airshow/
One week to go- I'm proud of him {obviously} but, I really just want my husband home.
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