2017 West Coast - LoriAnn's job
LoriAnn isn't getting a free ride on this trip! She is a vital and integral working part of the machine that keeps us moving. Often, while flying down the road i will say into the Sena intercom "Talk to me Goose". In the movie Top Gun, Maverick and Goose were one team while flying. That is the type of relationship LoriAnn and I have developed on this trip. Her many roles include: copilot, steward, photo journalist, and chaplain. As a copilot she watches for traffic, keeps me informed of wild life, provides me local eye on the sky weather reports, and ensures that I am flight ready. Whats flight ready? Sometimes I need a break or I should be done for the night and I don't know it. She will encourage the stop. In larger towns where a cell tower signal exists she has helped navigate thru town or to a point of interest. As the steward she provides my snacks while in flight. She carries in the pockets of her jacket (in baggies) life saver mints a