7584U's fate

Jeff's insurance adjustor came out and made a final determination of the fate and value of the plane. Sometimes, they decide to sell the plane "as-is", which would not allow the owner to hold onto any parts. But they decided to fully total it, and Jeff gets to keep whatever he wants and get rid of the rest.

He has told us from the beginning that, if insurance allowed, we could have any part that we wanted. We narrowed it down very quickly to the prop, a seat, or the call number plate from the dash. We eventually decided on the call number, but we weren't sure if Jeff would want that.

So today, I asked. Jeff doesn't want to keep any part of the old plane, which I can understand, but I still feel a little guilty asking for a part. But he offered, and he doesn't want it, so we will soon have the number plate! We have to wait for the insurance paperwork to be completed, and then Dan (the airport mechanic) will cut it out for us.

What will we do with it? I will probably create a shadowbox with Monte's "first solo" t-shirt, the picture of him and Audrey with the plane, and the number plate. I hope it brings the closure we want, while also serving as a reminder of God's grace through all of this.