Ferry Flying – Delivering Aircraft around the world for MAF

We will leave N201KM here – where it will depart in the next while for Australia then to Papua New Guinea. Thank you for joining along

After a long flight- Dylan and I spent a day in the capital city of Greenland – Nuuk – to flight plan and stretch our legs for a day.

Flying over the Canadian north I wondered how much of the world is uninhabited- 57%- and 80% of Canada. We were approximately 3 hours from our destination when weather was getting worse than forecasted in Nuuk. As well, it appeared that we would have to hold over Greenland for an hour and half before landing … More Beautiful flight north!

This August there are two aircraft deliveries from Moundridge, Kansas – (where they are fitted with ferry tanks ) to their first destination – Teuge, Netherlands- before heading off to where they will be put to work for MAF International. Last week Dylan picked up the brand new Caravan from Witchita, Kansas and brought it … More Two flights from Kansas to the Netherlands

What a wonderful trip. One that started a few months ago when O’Danis and Dylan flew it to England. The plane was visited by the King – amongst other people- and we then picked it up and came here. This is a journey that began in Wichita to Winnipeg, Manitoba to Quebec City to St … More Another trip completed

Arriving into Darwin- 31 degrees. I think every time we arrive here I think – under no circumstance do you swim in this water- lethal fingernail size jelly fish and crocodiles!! One more leg to go.

As we waited for our morning departure I had time to read a little more about this region of Indonesia. Right by the tarmac there was a large gathering of people commemorating a religious holiday The province of Aceh is considered to be “the Veranda of Mecca” due to its strong Islamic heritage and its … More Indonesia to Singapore

10:30 pm we got our flight permits and so we were up at 5am and off just before 8 Banda Aceh is the capital of the Aceh province in Sumatra. The people here are mostly a part of the indigenous ethnic group of Achinese people. They are known for their political struggle against Dutch colonial … More Sri Lanka to Indonesia

We decided to make a change in our flight plan so while in Colombo we spent much of our time re routing the flight. We were planning to fly to Malaysia next – however – now we will fly to the most western part of Indonesia- Banda Aceh. This requires applying for new flight permits … More Leaving Maldives en route to Sri Lanka.

This very safe country of Oman (formerly known as Muscat) surrounded with incredible mountains, desert and sea has some very interesting facts. It is the oldest independent state in the Arab world- it has some of the earliest evidence of human life- it is one of the best places in the world to see turtles … More Flying Across the Arabian deserts of Oman and onward to the Maldives

Up early in the morning after an evening of form filling- declarations and visas – overflight permits- preparing for our legs to follow. The evenings after a flight are full of flight planning. However a stressful evening led to flying across the desert in Saudi Arabia . Wow! Who gets to do this?!?! Flying along … More Flying across the Arabian desert

Dylan and I met up in London to complete this ferry flight that began earlier this year when Dylan and our daughter O’Danis flew N856RA from Winnipeg to Gloucester, England in March. This Caravan has had some adventures in the meantime! King Charles came to visit during MAF’s 80th celebration along with a pilot from … More From England to Australia

Upon finishing their delivery to Madagascar- Isaiah flew back home and Dylan flew to London where the two of us are picking up Caravan- N856RA – which we will deliver to Australia. In this post I will share about their trip. Dylan and Isaiah’s ferry went fromWinnipeg, Canada to Goose Bay to Reykjavik, Iceland to … More Finishing one journey and beginning another in a whole new direction