Success!
After four years of college, thousands of hours of flying and training, and spending the last two months in fairly demanding technical training, Patrick successfully completed his "final" (pilots continue to train throughout their career) check ride. He is officially a First Officer with Sky West Airlines and will soon be flying with actual passengers (besides his mom and dad). I suppose it goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway since it's my website, that we are extremely proud parents. Patrick has worked hard, studied hard, and now he gets to enjoy the career that he chose as a junior in high school. Way to go, Kiddo. We're super proud of you.