Spokane Turbine Center has been giving rides for the past week in the humid air of Missouri. The reason we are doing this is to let people know more about what mission aviation is and how it is a necessary part of overseas ministry. My job for these tours is to get people to sign up and give their weight (oh the horror!) for a weight and balance calculation for the Kodiak, and then give them a safety briefing like you get on a big airliner. This group above is from a church in Muskegon MI where most of the kids have never been on an airplane before. It was funny to hear Jeff (the pilot) comment that as soon as they started to taxi the kids would start to scream with delight and they would not stop screaming till they touched back down on the runway. All of them had a wonderful time and would pile out of the plane with huge grins on their faces asking if they could go up again. This is one way that we can influence some of the kids into thinking about becoming pilots and hopefully for missions as well. I did talk to one lad that was in sixth grade and because of this flight he was very interested in wanting to learn how to fly. Just like me when I was a young boy. It is amazing what one experience and the Lord can do to shape the rest of your future.
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