Here are some more pictures from my month of LOFT - people I've met along the way.
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| Folks at Kawito who were close friends of Andy & Mif |
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| Helping Sally at Mougulu by bringing some anti-malarial medication |
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| Singsing at Yehebi to welcome a plane load of Bible translators |
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| Young man at Wanikipa with an impressive headdress! |
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| Drawing of an aeroplane on the ground at Pyarulama |
LOFT (line oriented flight training) has continued, with flights to about 30 different airstrips. Most of these have been regular programmed flights for passengers and/or cargo, but we've also had some specific training exercises and looked at some emergency drills and manoeuvres on some of the empty flight legs.
Here are some photos to represent what I've been doing...
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| A (fairly straightforward) flight from Goroka to Mt Hagen |
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| Early morning cloud formations in the Western Province |
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| Steeper airstrip training - Pyarulama (9% slope) |
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| Cargo run to Simbai |
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| Loading the plane with bags of coffee |
Last week the MAF team in Mt Hagen organised a community outreach event. Two marquees were set up in the open field adjacent to the compound, and for four days we had kids' programmes, singing, dances, dramas, testimonies, stories, interviews, preaching, videos and movies. Several of the local churches were involved too.
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| Putting up the marquees - in the rain |
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| Evening event |
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| Hundreds of people came each night |
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| Afternoon kids programme |
On the Friday night, it was my turn to be interviewed - in Tok Pisin!
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| Taking the stage with fellow kiwis: Godfrey Sim (MC), Benji, Jess & Elliot Hunt |
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| Godfrey interviewing me in Tok Pisin |
