MAF-Chad Cessna 206

The airplane vignette for today is the Cessna 206 restoration project for MAF-Chad. This airplane is featured on the front page of the April GroundCrew newsletter which was mailed this morning (many thanks to Deborah, Dana, and the rest of the MMS ladies).

I was out on the hangar floor earlier today taking pictures of the team working on the airplane. This first photo is of Dale installing cable pulleys under the floor panels while Gertjan shims new seat rails. They're very excited to see major components coming together. Gertjan is from The Netherlands.

Since the GroundCrew was printed, fuselage painting was completed, tail surfaces were installed, new seat rails are in place, control cables are being rigged, and they'll soon "hang" the wings on the fuselage. In this second photo the guys are moving the wings into position prior to being hung.

It's been quite the challenge for Dale and his team to bring the airplane to this point, but momentum toward completion is growing. I'll add additional photos in future posts as progress continues.

Please pray for Dale, Gertjan, and David as they forge ahead so this airplane can be quickly and safely returned to missionary service in Chad, Africa.