Tag: PNG

You know that wonderful feeling of a promise kept? Then celebrate with us! The arrival of Kodiak #3 — the third and final one — in Papua New Guinea marks the fulfillment of a plan NTM Aviation set in motion three years ago.  But first, give thanks to God, because without His faithfulness, none of […]

Airborne for PNG Did you check the weather channel lately to track the winds over the Pacific? Probably not. But that’s the kind of info ferry pilot Leon needs in order to plan Kodiak #3’s flight to Papua New Guinea. And he’s found a window of favorable winds! Today, April 30, Leon took off from […]

Glowing from the rising sun, the second Kodiak bound for Papua New Guinea departed January 11 for Wichita, Kansas, piloted by International Chief Pilot Daren Spence and accompanied by maintenance specialist Ace Glidewell. It seems like the beginning of a long journey, but really it’s just a stepping stone in our walk of faith. There […]

Tomorrow, August 27, Charlie Patton will fly NTM Aviation’s Cessna 206 to its ministry location in western Brazil. Also in the cockpit will be Leandro Brito, a Brazilian pilot with ASAS, another mission aviation ministry. “Depending on the weather,” says Charlie’s wife Ruth, “this will be a 2 to 3 day flight over a sea of […]

  Outfitted to the max with extra fuel tanks, Kodiak N110KQ departs Saturday, July 18, for Papua New Guinea. A professional ferry pilot will fly the Kodiak from Wichita, Kansas, to Los Angeles, California. Then he island hops, touching down in several islands in the Pacific. Lord willing, on Wednesday, July 22, he lands in […]