dickbraswell

During the early years of my flying experience, it became obvious that God had some special expert angels assigned to keep this amateur pilot alive and safe from what could have been fatal accidents.

On one of our flying trips in the Piper Cherokee 180, returning from the Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona, I was having to plan and navigate through some weather systems that were active along my returning route.  Since I was a VFR only (visual flight rules) pilot I was restricted from flying into IMC (instrument meteorological conditions) and required to rely on visual references and checkpoints.  There were minimums beyond which I was not allowed to fly because it was usually fatal for pilots without an Instrument rating.  Those accidents were usually due to disorientation caused by restricted visibility when flying into clouds.

On this particular return trip there was a cold front lying adjacent to the Mississippi River near Vicksburg.  It was visible from more than ten miles out and I was headed east toward Jackson.  There was a solid wall of cloud cover down to just a few hundred feet above ground level.   My passengers were fellow ministers who assisted in our Navajo Indian ministry in Arizona.  As we approached this “wall clouds” I informed the guys with me to pray for an opening so we could continue out trip home without having to land and wait for the weather to improve. 

As I continued flying toward the “wall” it became very obvious that something must happen soon, or I would be forced to reverse my course and head back to better weather conditions.   About two or three miles out with no improvement in the situation, suddenly it was as if Some One pulled a Curtain Rope behind the “stage” and the wall of clouds parted. A small opening was revealed…. Just barely wide enough for me to navigate safely through.  And we (like the children of Israel at the Red Sea) passed right through to safe weather and flying on the “other side.”  And were soon home again. 

Another mini-miracle.

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