Adventist World aviation
has been working on restoring
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the refurbishing of a
Cessna 182 to send down to the
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mission field of Guyana
where it will be used to fly
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med-evac patients
from the remote jungles.
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AWA has worked on this
project for over a year
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and it has finally
come to completion.
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The aircraft left
the Wisconsin maintenance
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facility and is
in route to Guyana.
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It encountered many
weather obstacles along the way,
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but thankfully, aircraft 8838
x- ray made it to Florida safely
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Up until this point, the
flight path has taken them over
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farmland and rural terrain.
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However, from this point
on, the aircraft must leave
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the safely of the United States
and take flight over open water
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on its journey to South America.
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The journey for aircraft 8838
x- ray had been a tumultuous one
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So far the trip had
been plagued with bad weather
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and the stop in
Florida was no exception.
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A hurricane developed in
the Caribbean, right in the
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flight path forcing them to
postpone their trip until they
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could see what direction
the damaging storm takes.
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Ray Young, the pilot, monitoring
the weather day and night.
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Hurricanes can be very
unpredictable, so rather than
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take any risks, the
Young's bunker down in Florida,
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till the storm passes.
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I just felt like from the moment
we took off and the weather
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systems the way they were.
We just seemed like we were
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being chased by weather.
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It felt like the devil was
mad at us, that we were bringing
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this aircraft down here. I
can't explain it, I've only
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been flying for 30 years,
but I have never seen weather
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systems and collisions and
catastrophic weather like this.
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That weather that we
squeaked through, the next day
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ripped up towns, behind us.
Tore up trees, caused all kinds
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of damage. People died.
It was horrendous the storms
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that we somehow were
able to squeak through.
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It's just unexplainable,
other than God was holding back
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the winds of tides, so that
we could squeak through and get
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this asset of His
delivered, in a timely manner.
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It seems like the weather
has been chasing us all the way.
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Giving us a really hard
time, we barely snuck down
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through here in the first
two days. Made it to Florida.
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We had two fronts closing
in on us from both sides.
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We just snuck through the middle
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We've been stuck now
for two days in Florida.
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With a hurricane out front of us
Category 3 sometimes category 4.
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Now we have a cold front
that's moving through Florida
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colliding with that and
creating quite a bit of cloud
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and havoc for us.
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We had to take two nice days
off. Visit Florida a little bit.
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But now it looks like the
weather is starting to turn in
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our favor and we have a little
bit of tailwind and we are
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headed off to Fort Lauderdale
Executive Airport and from there
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we'll launch another
four and a half hour leg
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to Turks and Caicos.
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And that will be
the end of our day.
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The risk of flying a
small single engine aircraft
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in hurricane
conditions is unthinkable.
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They simply don't have
any options, they must wait
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the storm out.
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With the hurricane of
course they were reporting
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130-140 mile an hour winds.
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The direction it was traveling
was parallel to our path.
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So we were a little
concerned for a few days there,
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that it may slide into our path.
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But of course a little plane
like this just can't handle
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130 mile/hour winds.
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So we decided to err on the side
of caution and safety and just
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give the storm a chance to
turn direction. Convince us
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it has turned direction.
And now we are good to go.
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After 2 days, hurricane
Gonzalos has dissipated
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and the danger has passed.
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Ray and Julie are
eager to continue onward.
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Before they take off
again, Ray does a thorough
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inspection of the plane.
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He needs to make sure
that there was no damage from
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the bad weather, so he looks
over every inch of the aircraft,
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checking to see if there is
any water in the fuel, and tests
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every component.
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Today they begin flying
over the open water, so he needs
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to make sure that this
aircraft is 100% air worthy.
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Well, just in case the
storms that have gone through
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caused any damage to the
aircraft, or people that maybe
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tempered with it.
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Or sometimes vibration can start
to have things to come undone
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So before every flight we
give it a good looking over.
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Make sure
everything is tight and secure.
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After the plane passes
inspection, Ray and Julie
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take to the skies.
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Ever so happy to be
moving closer to Guyana.
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It was absolutely necessary that
they wait for the storm to pass,
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no matter how eager they are
to continue their journey south.
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(Radio communication)
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The skies over Florida are
clear. A drastic difference
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from the flying
conditions thus far.
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Even though Ray and Julie
are both anxious to deliver
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the plane in Guyana, neither
one of them is excited about
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traveling for
hours over open water.
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When flying over land, it's
comforting for them to know,
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that if anything goes
wrong, they have a place to make
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an emergency landing.
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But traveling over open seas,
does not offer them that luxury.
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The young's take in the
view of the last bit of land
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they will see for a while.
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After they leave Fort Lauderdale
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it will be open seas travel.
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Well, we landed after a short
little hop, hour and a half.
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The third leg. We landed in Fort
Lauderdale Executive Airport
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Fort Lauderdale's airport
is the last stop they have
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in the United states.
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They have a few items to attend
to here. First they must fuel up
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and get every last drop of
gas in that tank that they can.
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Carrying extra fuel is an extra
safety precaution they take,
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especially when
flying over open waters.
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Next they must pick
up a life raft and PFD's.
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Should an emergency
happen, and they have to abandon
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the plane over open
water, having these floatation
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devises on board
will save their lives.
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Lastly, Ray needs to
file a flight plan and do some
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mandatory paper work
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required for ferrying
a plane internationally.
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The folks there absolutely
fabulous, professional help
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give us what advice they
could give us and helped us
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with a little bit of
the paperwork that we were
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going to have to go through.
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With these different
islands and that you land at.
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Paperwork seems to
be the number one job.
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So we had to put together
an awful lot of paperwork.
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make sure that we had it right.
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So that it wouldn't be any
hassles, or problems and can't
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say enough good things
about the FB over there.
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Before they leave this airport,
Ray and Julie go over their
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emergency protocol, to
make sure they are prepared
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should an emergency arise.
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So, exit procedure, should
we have to ditch in the ocean
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We have our life vests on, make
sure you clear of the aircraft
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before you pull
the yellow string.
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Back seat
passenger gets out first.
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Than the front seat passenger.
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Pilot will bail out his side.
He will have the survival kit
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tied to the life raft.
There is a black toggle handle
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that you can pull on the side
of the life raft, and it will
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inflate the life raft. And the
survival kit which is behind us
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We will open the door just
before we touch down to water
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if that does happen
and that's our procedure.
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The Young's have
finished up their business here
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in Fort Lauderdale.
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They load up the plane and
begin their taxi to the runway.
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I would like to taxi for
departure to Turk St Caicos.
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Soon enough, they are in
the skies - soaring southbound.
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Within minutes the Florida coast
line drifts away behind them.
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It's both, exciting and
nerve racking at the same time.
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It's a bit ominous, when you
first leave the shore line and
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you see it heading off behind
you and there is nothing but
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blue water in
front of you and no land.
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You have to definitely
ask God for a little extra
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guidance and protection,
because it's definitely
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from then on in it was
very critical that everything
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works perfect on our aircraft.
There was no backup plan
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up there. You putting your
life completely in God's hands.
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What He chooses to do with
you is what you have to accept
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will happen.
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The deep turquoise waters
pass below them as 8838 x-ray
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faithfully flies toward its next
destination, Turks and Caicos.
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This leg of the trip
will take 4 hours to complete.
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It appears that Ray and
Julie waited the right amount of
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time for the hurricane to pass.
Thankfully, there is no sign
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of turbulent weather ahead.
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The skies are clear
and the air is smooth.
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Today they will have
optimal flying conditions.
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A luxury they have yet
to experience on this trip.
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Basically, these last 1, 2,
3, 4 legs, starting from Miami
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There are several little islands
with little runways and that
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But as we progress, it gets
more and more remote and fewer
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and fewer islands in sight.
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So basically we are
flying a single engine aircraft
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over open water and putting a
lot of faith in the machinery,
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that it's going to
do its job and get us to
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where we need to go.
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Ray has full faith that this
aircraft is safe and secure.
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He has spent the last several
months dedicated to working
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on this aircraft himself.
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He knows the ins and
outs of this machine.
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But despite his assurance, his
pilot instincts say, to always
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have a backup plan in
these types of scenarios.
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So when you are flying
over open water, or in any
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situation, as pilots we
are trained for emergency
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scenarios, we rehears them
over and over and over again,
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so that when the
moment happens, you go into
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autopilot mode. You
know exactly what to do.
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So that is how we train for
open water emergency procedures.
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Should we have to
ditch the aircraft.
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We want to know exactly
what to do. And how to do it.
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and not be... trying to figure
it out at the last minute.
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It gives you a
good sense of calm.
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Knowing that you
know exactly what to do.
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And it cuts down on the stress
factor and the mistake factor.
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As with the trip thus far,
weather is always on Ray's mind.
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He must keep an ever
vigilant eye on the conditions
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he is flying in, as well
as those that are ahead of him
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in his flight path.
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With no land in sight, he
cannot afford to run into any
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type of bad weather. So he
carefully monitors the winds,
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the clouds and
the weather reports.
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And of course
on a trip like this
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the weather is
probably our number one concern.
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Having enough fuel to
make some of these legs
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the winds have to be just right
for us, we are doing 4 hour legs
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We have 6 hours of
fuel if there is no wind,
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but if we certainly ran
into a little bit of a headwind,
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There is just no airport to pull
over and pick up some extra gas.
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So we have to really be
careful with our planning
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and not overextend our selves.
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Getting weather reports that are
accurate through the Caribbean
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is a little bit difficult.
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And knowing that they
aren't exactly accurate
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So when you take off, you are
hoping that their wind estimates
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are going to be as
accurate as possible.
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But we are definitely
taking some long legs.
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of 3-4 hours across open water.
Most average Cessna aircraft
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are only packing 4 hours of fuel
So you want to make sure you
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don't runt into a large headwind
or something that could exhaust
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your fuel on board.
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Because there just isn't any
place to land and pick up more.
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There is a lot of planning
and preparation that goes into
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making a trip like this.
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One of the greatest things
to consider is fuel consumption.
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Cessna aircraft hold
between 4-6 hours of fuel.
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When planning this trip,
they had to take into careful
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consideration how far
each island is from the other,
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and what would happen
if they couldn't reach
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their next fuel stop.
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So Ray must constantly
monitor his gauges and be
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careful to fly the plane in
a way that optimizes fuel burn.
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Well, you have to fly,
even though you are flying VFR,
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You have to fly a little
more like you're flying IFR.
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So you have to keep up
your scan on your instruments
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at times your horizon and
that isn't as well defined,
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as the clouds and ocean kind of
blend together just a little bit
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And of course every little noise
when you're over open water,
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sounds a lot lauder than it
does when you are over land.
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So every little rattle, every
little hiccup in the motor,
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every little pulse, You
are very finely attuned to it.
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Sometimes it can make
you a little more nervous
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than probably you need to be.
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When ever the nerves
start to get to you, you just
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have to remember you're servant
on God's watch. You are doing
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this not for your own
pleasure. You are doing this
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for His honor and
glory. Just put your life
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and your condition and the
situation all in His hands.
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And trust that He is going
to see you through just fine
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and He did!
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Planning a long journey
like this can be very difficult.
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Their ability to fly is
very much weather dependent.
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In the Caribbean, the weather
reporting is not as accurate
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as it is here in North America.
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Ray can only look
ahead a few hours to see
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what weather lies ahead of them.
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This can be very
dangerous when flying a small
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single engine
aircraft over open waters.
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If a storm system catches them,
or if they have a strong wind,
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there is nowhere that they
can make an emergency landing.
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They must trust souly
that God is in control and that
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HE will protect them and
guide their path, as HE has done
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so far on this journey.
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Ray and Julie's nerves are eased
and they settle into the flight.
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They are both mentally
prepared for this, and they know
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that God is with
them to protect them.
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They have been blessed with
fantastic flying weather today,
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so they sit back and
enjoy the pleasant ride.
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They are both happy to be
making this journey together
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as husband and wife.
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After a couple of hours,
they are nearing the islands
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of Turks and Caicos.
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Although today's flight
has been without difficulty,
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it's always reassuring
to see land on the horizon.
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However, the sun is sinking
lower and lower in the sky.
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They must be on the
ground by the time night falls.
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It's not safe for them to
fly after dark. They are up
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against time to reach land
while there is still daylight.
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Smaller islands pass
below them and they know that
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they are getting close. Finally,
after four hours of what
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seemed like the longest flight,
they can see the beacon lights
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of the runway.
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Just a few more moments
and they will be on the ground
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and will have completed another
leg of this multi-day trip.
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Ray eases the aircraft to the
ground just in time as the sun
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sets in the pink sky.
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God has surely blessed
them today with not only a safe,
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but also a beautiful flight.
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We landed just as the sun was
setting, in Turks and Caicos.
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By than we ran into
a few health issues.
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And of course it was Thursday
night when we landed there.
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Once we got through
some of our physical issues,
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We were running into the Sabbath
And we decided to spent Sabbath
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on Turks and Caicos and
enjoy that to relax and rest up
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because it had been pretty
stressful up to that point.
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And I think everybody
just needed a quick little
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rejuvenational brake and than
we got ready again first thing
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Sunday morning to
launch on our next leg.
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To the fact that these legs
are 3 and a 1/2- 4 hours long
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sometimes the altitude,
the stress and everything
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it just takes to get out and
get going. It's a lot longer day
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then just the 3 or 4
hours that you are flying.
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With people on board, we had
to keep our legs as short as we
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possibly could and include
extra rest stops, just so that
00:21:22.48\00:21:27.22
our bodies could kind of
keep up catch up with the pace
00:21:27.25\00:21:30.55
of the change in
altitude change in humidity,
00:21:30.59\00:21:34.06
Not being able to
consume access amount of water,
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spacing our meals, so that
we wouldn't have any issues
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while we were in flight tends
to take its toll on the body
00:21:41.36\00:21:44.40
a lot more, than what was
really anticipated or expected.
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The stress of the grueling
journey so far has caught up
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with the Young's. As they reach
their hotel in Turks and Caicos,
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they are both physically
and mentally exhausted.
00:21:57.68\00:22:00.95
And their bodies demand a break.
To top it off, one of the outer
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bands of hurricane Gonzalo,
that they had just passed
00:22:06.69\00:22:10.46
through in the Caribbean,
was bringing rain to the island.
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The Young's have no choice,
but to take a day of rest.
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After about a week of flying,
and being pushed to the max,
00:22:19.80\00:22:23.10
Ray is starting to
mentally feel the pressure
00:22:23.14\00:22:25.77
that rests on his shoulders.
00:22:25.81\00:22:27.68
Of course as the only
pilot, everything falls
00:22:27.71\00:22:30.25
on your shoulders. The stress of
being on your game all the time.
00:22:30.28\00:22:37.29
was a lot harder as a single
pilot, than it is when you can
00:22:37.32\00:22:40.66
share the workload
with a fellow pilot.
00:22:40.69\00:22:43.06
As a single pilot, you
also... fatigue is one issue
00:22:44.09\00:22:52.23
as a single pilot all the load
falls on one person's shoulders.
00:22:52.27\00:22:57.01
Of course you can't
go off and take a brake.
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So the concentration factor is
on full time for the whole trip
00:22:59.37\00:23:06.51
with no brakes. Also if you deal
with, what we just dealt with,
00:23:06.55\00:23:11.75
yesterday - a few stomach
issues and stuff like that
00:23:11.79\00:23:14.42
health is pretty critical.
You can't just pass off to the
00:23:14.46\00:23:18.89
next leg to the next
pilot who is feeling healthy.
00:23:18.93\00:23:21.16
You have to try and do your
best to stay healthy and be able
00:23:21.20\00:23:24.63
to handle the stress load for
each and every one of these legs
00:23:24.67\00:23:28.50
as a single pilot.
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His top priority is to
deliver this aircraft safely.
00:23:31.01\00:23:34.41
and with no, and
I mean no damage.
00:23:34.44\00:23:39.11
He would rather have the trip
take a bit longer then to put
00:23:39.15\00:23:43.35
his family and the
aircraft in any type of danger.
00:23:43.39\00:23:46.86
Early Sunday morning, the
Young's head to the airport
00:23:47.86\00:23:52.09
before day break.
00:23:52.13\00:23:53.46
As they drive to the airport
Ray takes note of the skies.
00:23:53.50\00:23:57.07
It looks like a
perfect day for flying.
00:23:57.10\00:24:01.47
He hopes to make it all
the way to St Croix today.
00:24:01.50\00:24:05.64
This will be the
5th leg of the trip.
00:24:05.67\00:24:09.41
As the sun rises over
the runway the skies light up
00:24:10.41\00:24:15.12
with vibrant colors.
00:24:15.15\00:24:16.55
It's almost as if God
is making Himself known
00:24:16.58\00:24:19.99
and giving His
blessing on today's flight.
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8838 x-ray is loaded and ready
to take off into the skies again
00:24:24.09\00:24:29.86
headed one step closer to
her final destination, Guyana.
00:24:29.90\00:24:35.27
Plan for today. Well, we
still have weather around us.
00:24:35.30\00:24:41.64
We are headed for Saint Croix.
It's going to take us about
00:24:41.68\00:24:48.15
4 hours and 20
minutes with zero winds.
00:24:48.18\00:24:51.95
The wind seems to be light today
00:24:51.99\00:24:53.66
Yeah that's kind of the plan
today is to get one more leg
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and a little bit
closer to our destination.
00:24:59.36\00:25:02.70
Our back up plan. Of course when
you follow a flight plan here,
00:25:02.73\00:25:05.67
they want to have a
backup airport, so Porto Rico.
00:25:05.70\00:25:08.24
We fly right over top of
that on the way to Saint Croix.
00:25:08.27\00:25:11.11
So that will be our backup plan.
If we can't get into Saint Croix
00:25:11.14\00:25:15.68
we'll go into Porto Rico.
00:25:15.71\00:25:17.45
OK, Ready for
prayer. Dear Heavenly Father,
00:25:17.48\00:25:23.49
thank You for this
opportunity to serve You!
00:25:23.52\00:25:25.22
I pray that You will be
with us, watch over our flight,
00:25:25.25\00:25:27.36
give us safe arrival at our
destination, keep bed weather
00:25:27.39\00:25:30.99
out of our way. Stop all
other obstacles from happening
00:25:31.03\00:25:35.80
we pray in
Jesus' name, Amen! Amen!
00:25:35.83\00:25:37.17
Tower, it's November 8838 x-ray.
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The Young's make their journey
through the rest of the islands
00:25:48.14\00:25:50.65
headed south
through the Caribbean.
00:25:50.68\00:25:53.31
Next we land in Saint Croix.
Deal with the customs issues,
00:25:56.72\00:26:03.16
and that we had there. And
the FBO again there is very
00:26:03.19\00:26:07.56
very favorable to us and
we have used them in the past.
00:26:07.60\00:26:12.23
They welcomed us with open
arms. Took good care of us.
00:26:12.27\00:26:16.71
We had a restful night
there. Then we loaded up again
00:26:19.71\00:26:24.55
with maximum amount of fuel.
And headed off to St Vincent.
00:26:24.58\00:26:30.09
And then on to St Vincent
with no problems or issues.
00:26:33.59\00:26:37.39
The weather, and the plane
both seem to be co-operating
00:26:37.43\00:26:41.66
and the journey goes smoothly.
00:26:41.70\00:26:43.70
I am just glad that God picked
me to serve in this manner.
00:26:43.73\00:26:50.51
It's a great honor, and a
great blessing to be able to
00:26:50.54\00:26:54.68
participate Adventist World
Aviation and to get these wings
00:26:54.71\00:26:59.18
that's been sitting
idle for over 2 years,
00:26:59.21\00:27:01.35
back in the air again.
As a mechanic and a pilot,
00:27:01.38\00:27:04.69
we have kind of a
connection to an airplane,
00:27:04.72\00:27:09.36
almost like a
person, it has a soul.
00:27:09.39\00:27:12.29
And they become a trusted friend
00:27:12.33\00:27:15.56
And we hate to see any of
them sitting on the ground,
00:27:15.60\00:27:18.40
when they could be out there
taking care of the business
00:27:18.43\00:27:21.64
that they were built for to do.
00:27:21.67\00:27:23.84
I am very very grateful
to have this opportunity.
00:27:24.07\00:27:26.57
I thank God for choosing me!
00:27:26.61\00:27:29.31
Also one thing, you
got to help people and
00:27:30.45\00:27:33.95
you got to prove to them
that you care about them.
00:27:33.98\00:27:38.55
Doing the medical
missionary type work like this
00:27:40.69\00:27:43.73
helps build the
trust factor with people.
00:27:43.76\00:27:46.56
I think it is a great
door opener. And we've seen
00:27:48.13\00:27:52.33
in Guyana, I am told in the
last few months in that people
00:27:52.37\00:27:56.87
were actually coming
to our missionaries doors,
00:27:56.91\00:27:59.77
saying, you people have
the truth, after 7 years of you
00:27:59.81\00:28:04.08
being here we now
want you to tell us.
00:28:04.11\00:28:06.15
So the missionary work in
the aviation work is starting
00:28:06.85\00:28:11.62
to reap rewards and
harvest for the Lord.
00:28:11.65\00:28:16.19
But it has taken a lot of time.
00:28:16.22\00:28:18.43
Lot of faith that it
would pay off on the long run
00:28:18.46\00:28:23.06
and it appears though it is now
starting to pay off quite well.
00:28:23.10\00:28:26.84
As they land in St Vincent,
they are relieved to have
00:28:27.97\00:28:31.24
made it thus far.
00:28:31.27\00:28:32.74
This is the last Caribbean
island they will be stopping on.
00:28:32.77\00:28:38.08
Tomorrow's journey will
be the longest trip over open
00:28:38.11\00:28:41.38
water so far.
00:28:41.42\00:28:43.05
A 5 hour flight with
nothing but blue seas.
00:28:43.45\00:28:48.66
This is the most dangerous
part of the trip, but once they
00:28:48.69\00:28:52.86
cross the seas, their next
stop will be mainland Guyana!
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