Meanwhile, back in San Angelo, TX again....

The Pilatus Porter has gotten its white paint, and is taped off for the blue. Plans are on track to pick the plane up in San Angelo on Thursday August 28 and bring it back to JAARS for preparation to ship to southeast Asia.

Come Take a Look

Not everybody is taking rides in the airplane. Many are very happy to take a close look from inside and out, especially the new high-tech instrument panel. Zoom in on the Multifunction Display (center screen) and you'll see that the Kodiak is sitting near Philadelphia (actually Ft. Washington, PA), facing southwest.

More Tour Stops

Leesburg, VA, Lock Haven, PA, Reedsville, PA, Rochester, NY, and today in Schenectady, NY. People from all walks of life come out to see this new airplane, and many take rides -- so far over 900 people have ridden in the airplane on this tour.






















Landing on the grass where the Kodiak loves it, in Lock Haven, PA -- original home of Piper Aircraft Company.



Ben briefs the next eight passengers before boarding them on the Kodiak.
















A new graduate of Moody Aviation, Ben went on the tour to get more experience in the airplane, and did most of the flying between cities, with Ed in the Captain's seat. In case you think he's flying straight and level here, take a look at the Garmin Primary Flight Display in front of him -- it's showing a turn to the left which is why Ben is looking in that direction.

More people take in the Kodiak

Liberty University aeronautics students get a good look at Kodiak 001.








Employees at Dynamic Aviation at the Bridgewater, VA airport.


















The Spokane Turbine Center display, Ben Rauk attending. Would you like a ride in the Kodiak?

Kodiak at Lynchburg

Home of Liberty University, and their relatively new aviation program, this school is gearing up to be a signficant source of mission pilots in the coming years.

Kodiak on Tour

I joined the Kodiak in Elizabethton, Tennessee on Saturday morning. Ed Robinson has been flying it with the help of one of the recent Moody Aviation graduates Ben Rauk. Saturday and Sunday were busy giving rides, along with a JAARS airplane and helicopter. Today we're in Mocksville, NC at the Missionary Aviation Institute (MAI), associated with the Piedmont Baptist College. Tonight we will camp in Lynchbug, VA for a couple days.

The Porter is Primed

Got these in just today -- the primer coat is on, ready for the color topcoats. It's coming along!