When we aren't out flying, our national workers do a good job of keeping busy and this sometimes means cleaning the airplanes.
Due to their light weights, they can stand on the otherwise unreachable tail and give er' a good scrub. It also helped that light rain was also falling while they were washing, helping to rinse the suds away.
We are flying the two oldest airplanes in the MAF-US fleet. One with 22,000+ hours, and the other with 23,000+ hours. Despite the wear and tear that these airplanes have experienced over their long careers in Borneo, we do our best to still keep the looking and running nicely and they faithfully bring us home every day. The Cessna 185 is a great design and that is why they are still coveted in places like Borneo and Alaska. They are like Jeeps with wings.
2 comments:
I just happened to come across your blog while perusing MAF websites. Those may be the oldest planes in MAF-US's fleet, but they are near and dear to my heart. I flew on MCB as a missionary kid in Kalimantan Barat. Keep her flying!
Cool story Ken. If MCB could talk we would sure hear some crazy stories from a very large time period. Blessings...
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