Narrator: Adventist World
Aviation has mission outposts
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stationed all around the world
with the mission of brining
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humanitarian aid
and the love of Jesus,
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too difficult to reach areas.
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Often the missions keep very
busy flying med-evict flights,
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delivering critically ill
patients from remote jungles
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to a place where they can
receive a higher level of care.
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These flights are not
only lifesaving, but they share
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the love of Jesus to
bring hope to the hopeless.
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Jud: Nicaragua, is a very
unique project as are most of
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AWA projects.
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Projects, they are in
areas where access is limited.
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They are in places where they
are serving people, who have
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have unique needs
for access to medicine.
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Have unique needs as
far as transportation.
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And the airplane is able to
provide that service to those
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people in a very special way.
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It has a huge impact
on the lives of the people
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living in these areas.
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You see this project meets
the needs of the Miskito people
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in a wide variety of ways.
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Narrator: One of Adventist World
Aviation's outposts is situated
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in the northeastern
corner of Nicaragua.
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Here Clint Hanley and his
family dedicate their lives
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to serving the
local Miskito Indians.
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Clint: I'm Clint Hanley and
I live in northeast Nicaragua,
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in the upper corner along
the boarder of the Rio Cocoa
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with the border of Honduras
and I live here with my family,
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2 children and my
wife, who is a nurse
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and we fly this
airplane, a Cessna 172.
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For medical work
all around this region,
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covering about 150
miles in all directions.
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Narrator: Clint and his
wife Marilyn live in Tranquera,
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Nicaragua on a mission base,
that they constructed themselves
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over 10 years ago.
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In the beginning, there was
no infrastructure to support
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any communications,
or medical evacuations.
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After a few years of
hard work, the Hanley's
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procured an air plane,
built a runway themselves
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and successfully implemented
the only humanitarian aid
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aviation service in the country.
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This airplane is the first and
only aircraft that flies medical
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evacuations from remote
villages and delivers patients
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to a larger town
called Puerto Cabezas.
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Clint: Since we started flying
7 years ago, I have flown 530
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patients from remote communities
or from hospital to hospital
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Before we came, the people
got to the hospital by boats,
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by road, by truck.
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To give you an example, to
fly from here to San Carlos
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is 35 minutes for me,
to get them to the hospital
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from the time I get the
call, until they actually arrive
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in the hospital is approximately
one and a half hours.
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If they were to take a boat,
there's no roads, so they would
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have to take a boat, there's
on average of one boat a day,
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but sometimes there will
be a day or two or three,
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that go by, that
there's no boats.
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They're random. And
the boats take 12 hours.
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And usually they
leave in the morning.
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So if the accident happens later
in the day, they're having to
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wait through the night, until
the next morning and then hoping
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that they can find a
boat with room in it,
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then they ride that boat 12
hours to get to the hospital.
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That's fairly average for a
lot of the patients, that need
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to come to the hospital.
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So you can see where if it's a
snake bite, a lot of the people
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we carry are pregnant
mothers and babies and either
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the pregnancy has a problem,
or the mother has had the baby
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right away, or
there's a complication between
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the mother and the baby.
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About 70% of our
transports are related to that.
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Narrator: It took many
years of working with government
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officials, but Clint was
finally able to win their trust.
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Clint: There is none, none other
available in all of Nicaragua
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doing this.
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And so it's a vital piece
of help, that the government
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and no other aid agency
was able to offer to the people
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to save lives in transport.
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Narrator: Clint is now
well known amongst the natives
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of this region and everyone
knows, that they can call on him
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when they are in
need, or have an emergency.
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Relationships like
these aren't easy to develop,
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but the Hanley's have lived here
for 10 years, and the natives
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have come to
accept the missionaries
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as their own Miskito people.
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In this part of Central America,
passengers often ride on top
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of a fully loaded
cargo bus, which is a common
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and yet dangerous
mode of transportation.
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Today, Clint gets word, that one
of these cargo buses overturned
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in a ditch and many of its
passengers were badly wounded,
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some killed.
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Clint: So its Dr Zunigate
in Waspam, and he has a child
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with some brain trouble.
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And they need to go to Managua.
So what I do in this case is
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transfer him from the hospital
in Waspam to Puerto Cabezas.
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Narrator: Early the next morning
Clint prepares to leave and
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collect his awaiting
patient, a young 2 year old boy,
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who was crushed under
an over turned cargo bus.
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Before he can take off, he
must first inspect his aircraft
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and do a preflight inspection.
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This procedure requires
Clint to look over every part
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of the aircraft as
well check the oil and fuel.
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It's important to make sure
everything is fully operational
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before they begin any flight.
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Ones the plane is
cleared for flight, Clint taxies
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from the hangar to the runway.
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Clint and his family cleared
and constructed this runway
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8 years ago.
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Having the hangar and
runway just steps away
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from the Hanley home,
expedites the med-evac process.
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Clint now does a run-up to make
sure the engine and avionics
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are all running properly.
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He has an electronic pre-flight
checklist that he goes through
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before he makes each flight.
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Safety and protocol
are extremely important
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when it comes to aviation.
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Clint takes no short
cuts when it comes to safety.
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Clint: Ok- Right mag. Both. Left
mag. Both. Temperature is good.
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Pressure is good. Charging.
Suctions good. Set to go.
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Narrator: Everything seems to
be in order and Clint is ready
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to take off and head to Waspam
to pick up his very sick patient
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Clint guides this plane
down the gravel runway and races
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off into the skies.
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It's a short flight to Waspam.
The skies look promising today.
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This is a familiar journey for
Clint; many of his patients must
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be picked up from Waspam
and taken to Puerto Cabezas.
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Today's flight is the
only option of transportation
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for this young boy.
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If he were to travel by road,
he would likely have to travel
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in a similar bus, that
he had his accident in.
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Additionally, the
roads are terribly bad,
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riddled with potholes.
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This young boy, who has a
fractured skull and likely
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a brain injury would have
to bounce down an incredibly
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bad dirt road
for over five hours.
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This journey would
definitely worsen his condition
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and potentially end his life.
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But thank God, this
young boy won't have to risk
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land travel today.
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Adventist World Aviation is
honored to provide lifesaving
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med-evac flights in difficult
to reach areas of the world.
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Just by looking out the window
of the aircraft, one can easily
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see how rural and
thick the jungle is here.
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There are no roads visible and
often villagers have to travel
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down a slow
winding river to reach aid.
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But with lifesaving flights,
the patient can be brought
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to the aid they
so desperately need.
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Narrator: Soon the sights
of Waspam comes into view.
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This town is used as a
port since it is situated
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on the Rio Cocoa River.
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They do have a small runway that
is mostly only used by Clint.
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Because the runway doesn't have
constant air traffic control,
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the locals don't observe safety
guidelines and use the runway
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as part of their
daily road system.
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People drive, walk and let their
livestock graze on the runway.
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So for this reason, Clint makes
a pass over the runway first
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and flies low to the
ground to scare off anyone,
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who might be on the runway.
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He then turns the
aircraft around and approaches
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for final decent.
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Narrator: This runway is very
narrow and not well maintained
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by the town.
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Clint must fully concentrate
on his landing to make sure
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he stays on the narrow path.
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Narrator: Clint skillfully
brings the aircraft down
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and makes
contact with the gravel.
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He has arrived safely
to collect his patient.
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As Clint taxies the aircraft
off the runway, he looks for
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an ambulance, that should
be waiting with his patient
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at the gate.
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But to his disappointment
the ambulance has not arrived.
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Time is very critical
factor in these situations.
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Clint calls the
hospital to check on the status
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of the young boy,
he has to med-evac.
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When he reaches the doctors,
they have a surprise for Clint.
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Another patient, a 24 year
old woman, who was in the bus
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accident, has taken a
terrible turn for the worst.
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After careful evaluation
the doctor determines that she
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needs this lifesaving
med-evac flight immediately.
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They ask Clint if he would
be willing to make 2 med-evac
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flights today. One for this
unconscious woman and the second
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for the 2 year old boy.
Clint accepts the challenge.
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But informs the doctors, that
in order to fit all the flights
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into today they must
hurry and deliver the patients
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to the airstrips immediately.
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The remote runways here
in this part of Nicaragua
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have no lighting. This
means that no flight can be made
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after the sun sets. If Clint is
to make 2 med-evac flights today
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he must race against the clock.
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While Clint waits for
his patient to arrive,
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he witnesses first, hand just
how poorly misused the runway is
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here in Waspam.
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The gates are open, the
villagers resume motor and foot
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traffic on the runway.
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This practice is unsafe for both
the village as well as pilots
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flying into the runway.
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Granted, the general public
access to the runway degrades
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and ruins the runway. It creates
potholes and grooves in the dirt
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Not to mention the garbage, that
is disposed of on the runway.
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The litter carelessly tossed
aside on this runway can have
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great
consequences for an aircraft.
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But without anyone to enforce
the rules, Clint is helpless
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to change the situation.
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While he waits for the patient
to arrive, Clint makes use
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of his time and talks again
to the local law enforcement,
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and request that they reconsider
permanently closing the runway
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to the general public.
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Finally the ambulance
pulls up next to the airplane.
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There is only room for 2
passengers on today's flight.
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A nurse will accompany the
unconscious woman on her flight
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to Puerto Cabezas.
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Doctors, nurses and family
members all exit the vehicle.
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The hospital here doesn't
have proper transport equipment.
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So they deliver the
patient on a bed mattress.
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The staff pulls the patient from
the ambulance and carries her
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to the airplane.
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None is quite sure how to handle
the poor woman's limp body.
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Clint takes over and gives
instructions on how to place her
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on the backseat of the plane.
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He then will
properly strap her in.
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It takes several men to
wrap the patient in a blanket,
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then carefully lift
her into the airplane.
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There isn't much space to
maneuver, so it takes a few
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attempts for the men to place
her in the rear of the plane.
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Once inside the nurse helps to
adjust her in the seat and make
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her as comfortable as possible.
Clint fastens her safely
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into the seat and gets
last minute instructions
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from her nurses.
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Communication in this part
of the world is very unreliable.
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So Clint must
often be a middleman
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between medical providers.
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Once everyone is
safely loaded into the plane,
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Clint wastes no time and
begins to prepare for takeoff.
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As with every flight he
has a preflight checklist
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that he goes through.
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Safety is Adventist
World Aviation's top priority.
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The institution has many
safety protocols in place
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in all their mission
outposts to minimize any risk.
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At the top of his checklist
is to always have prayer
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before every single flight.
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Clint: Preflight inspection...
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Narrator: Clint starts the
engine. Every moment maters
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in today's flight. He
must deliver this patient
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as soon as possible and then
make the journey back to pick up
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another
critically ill young boy.
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without hesitation Clint
pushes the aircraft forward.
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Within moments they are airborne
The tires leave the rocky runway
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and they take flight
over the jungle canopy.
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Once Clint get to his desired
flying altitude, he is able to
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share some details he learned
from the patient's nurses.
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This patient is just one
of many that were injured
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in the tragic bus accident.
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A fully loaded bus ran into
a ditch and overturned, onto
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it's passengers, that were
riding on the top of the vehicle
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Many were crushed to death.
Others, like today's patient
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very seriously injured.
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But thankfully, Adventist
World Aviation is here to help
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and offer med-evac flights to
get these patients to the care
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they need, as
quickly as possible.
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Without this flight this patient
would have no other choice,
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but to travel in a truck,
over very treacherous roads,
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on a 5 hours journey. In her
current state the patient might
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not survive, such a
treacherous journey.
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Her ailing condition demands,
that she gets the medical care
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immediately.
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With this flight Clint
will have her to the hospital
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in less than an hours' time.
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Thus far the flight is going
smoothly and without obstacle.
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From the air it is clear to
see, why ground transportation
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is so difficult. Why, as far as
the eye can see, there is just
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dense jungle with only rivers
cutting through the trees.
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Without this flight this patient
might not survive the accident
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she endured.
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Thankfully they are almost
halfway to their destination.
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And she will be
turned over to the doctors,
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who can properly
treat her condition.
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As Clint look unto the
horizon, he sees dark clouds
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looming in the distance.
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Storms are not a welcome sight
to any small aircraft pilot.
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Thankfully, Clint has
much experience in flying
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in this type of
weather conditions.
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Clint does all he can to avoid
flying in turbulent weather.
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the clouds completely
surround the aircraft,
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and there is no
visibility outside the aircraft.
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In order to keep this plane
on course, Clint must fly by
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what is called IFR. IFR stands
for instrument flight rules.
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It calls for instrument flight,
because the pilot navigates only
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by reference to the instruments
in the cockpit of the aircraft.
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Clint is able to climb above the
clouds and away from the storm.
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The young patient in
the back remains undisturbed
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as they travel safely on.
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When flying in this dense, thick
fog, Clint is completely relying
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on his instruments
to keep him on course
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and at a safe altitude.
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He has zero
visibility out of his windows.
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The clouds have completely
engulfed the airplane.
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As an extra safety precaution,
Clint keeps close communication
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with the awaiting control
tower at the destination.
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The control tower assures Clint,
that there is no other aircraft
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traveling in his line of flight.
00:22:50.23\00:22:52.30
The control tower
monitors all traffic in the area
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and communicates with aircrafts
to keep midair collisions
00:22:55.87\00:22:59.34
from happening.
00:22:59.37\00:23:00.71
Especially in this type of
weather with zero visibility.
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Clint gets another call
from the doctors of the village
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he just left.
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They have a third patient, that
needs to be med-evaced today.
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After dropping off this
patient, Clint will turn around
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and collect two more critically
injured children, that need
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immediate medical care today.
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Currently this aviation mission
base is the only humanitarian
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aviation support in the
entire country of Nicaragua.
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There are no other aviation
projects or med-evac services
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to help the people
there in Nicaragua.
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This project is the
only noncommercial aircraft
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allowed to fly in
the skies of Nicaragua.
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Clint must begin his descent
into the Puerto Cabezas airport.
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As he lowers his altitude, he
is able to finally regain some
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of his visibility.
00:24:25.29\00:24:26.90
The journey for the unconscious
woman is now drawing to an end.
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The view of Puerto
Cabezas is on the horizon,
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just a few short
miles and they'll be safely
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on the ground again.
00:24:48.35\00:24:49.68
Clint reviews his
landing procedure to ensure
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everything is
prepared for landing.
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The runway is a
welcome sight to all.
00:24:59.29\00:25:01.60
Clint makes his final
turn. Lines up with the runway
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for landing. This
is a nice long runway.
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So he has plenty of
room to land a small plane.
00:25:09.44\00:25:12.94
Clint lowers the plane
until finally feels those wheels
00:25:12.97\00:25:16.64
of the plane touch the ground.
00:25:16.68\00:25:18.88
Ahhh, we've arrived safely.
00:25:19.88\00:25:22.42
Clint taxies over to the
terminal area, where emergency
00:25:23.45\00:25:26.29
medical staff await.
00:25:26.32\00:25:28.09
Everyone here knows Clint
well, since they work together
00:25:28.12\00:25:31.59
so frequently.
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The patient seems to have
faired well during the flight.
00:25:32.99\00:25:36.46
Now that they are on the ground,
there is no time to waste.
00:25:36.50\00:25:40.47
Clint must quickly turn over
his patient to the ambulance,
00:25:40.50\00:25:44.37
than race back to Waspam to pick
up another batch of patients.
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The ambulance drives right
onto the tarmac and pulls up
00:25:51.21\00:25:54.92
right next to the plane.
00:25:54.95\00:25:56.35
Paramedics spring into
action and transfer the patient.
00:25:56.79\00:26:00.02
They gently pull
her from the plane
00:26:00.06\00:26:02.02
and transfer to a stretcher.
00:26:02.06\00:26:04.59
She is still
completely unconscious.
00:26:04.63\00:26:07.36
Showing no signs of awakening.
00:26:07.40\00:26:10.30
The paramedics can see,
that she needs immediate
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medical attention.
00:26:14.80\00:26:16.77
With a few careful moves,
they place her in the ambulance
00:26:16.81\00:26:19.57
and whisk her
away to the hospital.
00:26:19.61\00:26:22.04
As they drive through the
village streets, the siren
00:26:22.08\00:26:25.01
rings aloud to announce
the arrival of this patient.
00:26:25.05\00:26:27.78
Clint calls ahead to the
hospital, so they prepare
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a space for her. And she can
be seen by a doctor right away.
00:26:31.45\00:26:36.06
Thankfully, the airport
is only a few short miles
00:26:37.26\00:26:40.23
from the hospital.
00:26:40.26\00:26:41.63
It will only be a few more
minutes before she'll be seen
00:26:41.66\00:26:44.20
by the doctor and start
receiving lifesaving treatment.
00:26:44.23\00:26:48.17
As they pull up to the hospital,
the staff works quickly
00:26:49.17\00:26:52.47
to get the patient inside.
00:26:52.51\00:26:54.38
There are many other patients
waiting inside to be seen.
00:26:55.58\00:26:58.78
But this emergent
patient takes precedent.
00:26:58.81\00:27:02.15
She is taken straight
back to a waiting physician.
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Although it's been a busy
one, this day is only half over
00:27:06.92\00:27:10.29
for Clint.
00:27:10.33\00:27:11.66
He must now venture back
out into the stormy skies
00:27:12.03\00:27:15.26
to give yet another med-evac
flight before it gets dark.
00:27:16.46\00:27:20.00
Clint: There is
our trip. Let's see.
00:27:21.50\00:27:26.98
Take off, passenger briefing
is good, preflight inspection
00:27:28.01\00:27:31.11
fuel sometimes 3
00:27:31.15\00:27:32.68
Narrator: With no time to waste,
he starts his engines and turns
00:27:33.68\00:27:37.19
the plane back onto the runway.
Clint gets clearance from the
00:27:37.22\00:27:41.76
control tower for takeoff.
00:27:41.79\00:27:43.66
So without hesitation he races
down the runway and turns his
00:27:52.80\00:27:55.94
plane north to Waspam.
00:27:55.97\00:27:58.47
Busy days like today are very
frequent here in the Adventist
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World Aviation
mission outpost in Nicaragua.
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While they might be tired, the
Adventist World Aviation pilots
00:28:29.47\00:28:33.34
would have it no other way.
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There are countless ways
aviation can help save lives
00:28:36.31\00:28:39.25
here in the jungle.
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They find their work
here very fulfilling,
00:28:40.72\00:28:43.82
as they know, they are
on God's great mission.
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