“If a pig walks out on the runway … PORKCHOPS!”
“If a cow walks out on the runway … HAMBURGER!”
Chief Pilot Brian Shepson explained MAF’s landing procedures to a class of new MAF pilots in a way that simultaneously left my palms sweaty and mouth watering. These new pilots would be practicing these procedures on the […]
My name is Chris and I am new to MAF. I’m not a pilot. I’m not a mechanic. The only things I know about aviation, I learned from Top Gun. (I still have trouble working out in my head how a heavy thing made out of metal can get off the ground.) And while I’ve […]
A couple of potential future pilots visited our hanger this week. They were eager to learn about airplanes and pilots. The students were from an international school called TASOK (The American School of Kinshasa), located here in DR Congo. MAF was happy to host the group, and I had the privilege of guiding them through […]
What does the MAF president do?
Someone recently asked me this question, which made me wonder about the perceptions that people hold of those in nonprofit leadership positions, versus the reality.
John speaking at AirVenture.
The title President and CEO sounds quite glamorous. One might imagine that the leader of a global organization like MAF spends […]
Here’s a look at a typical day of flying in the Kodiak, as told by MAF Pilot Dave Forney in Kalimantan, Indonesia. (Adapted from Dave’s blog, http://theforneyflyer.blogspot.com/)
I started the day by flying passengers to Malinau where I added fuel and picked up another load of village passengers to Mahak Baru.
Upon arriving in Mahak Baru, […]
OSHKOSH, WI – July 29, 2013 – A new painting by well-known aviation artist Bryan Snuffer celebrates the future of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) while recognizing the aviation ministry’s historic past.
Currently on display in space 256 at AirVenture, The Path of Saints shows one of MAF’s new KODIAK airplanes flying over the Curaray River in […]