Clif and Kari Huntting Serving Mexico with Mission Aviation Clif recently had the chance to visit his brother and wife in Ohio for about two weeks. While there he was able to fly 40 hours in the Cessna Caravan that his brother flies for a company based near Dalton, Ohio called Priority Air Charter. This was very valuable time and experience, since the aircraft is turbine powered and is very similar to the Quest Kodiak that New Tribes Mission Aviation has purchased. Also, much of the time was spent flying in bad weather and keeping schedules.
The turbine engine burns a form of kerosene called Jet A. This fuel is cheaper and much more readily available in many parts of the world, and because of this many mission aviation organizations are changing their fleet to aircraft with engines that burn this kind of fuel. The operational procedures for this engine are much different than that of normal piston engines, so gaining flight time and experience in this type of aircraft was very valuable. God provided the opportunity and a busy schedule, and we are very grateful for that. Check out the pics in the gallery from some of the flights.
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- Visibility 7NM, Winds 32G47, Visibility on the ground 1/4NM in heavy blowing snow.
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- Above the weather
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- Cessna Caravan
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- Descending through the weather
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- Watching the disk settle beneath the clouds.
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- 3000′ long and 50′ wide
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- Cargo space
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- Loading the caravan
