Installing the Amphibious Floats on the Asas 206

A major milestone was reached in the Asas 206 restoration project with the installation of the amphibious floats! This airplane will be operated from the liquid runway of the Amazon River and will taxi in and out of the river on a ramp that leads to the Asas de Socorro maintenance base in Manaus. We hope you enjoy the video.

Video: Here's What's Happening in the Hangar

I shot this on a hangar walk-through last week. With five missionary aircraft in various stages of inspection, repair, and modification, our guys are keeping rather busy.



Not only that, but the Cessna 207 arrived from Africa on Friday!

The 207 arrives from Gabon, Africa.

Unloading the Cessna 207.

Saturday Morning View

Saturday morning greetings from Coshocton, Ohio. We're enjoying a 24 hour break between arctic weather patterns. It's going to hit 42 today with the next weather coming in tomorrow with the high forecast for Monday at 19 degrees. 19 degrees with snow. I know that'll be warmer than some other parts of the US but it's still cold to this raised-in-Southern-California boy.

Pre-Christmas errands and some minor house projects seem to be the plan for my day. Karen's working on our finances. She's also baking some apple, raisin & nut muffins which are smelling rather good right now. I should know how they taste in the next few minutes.

They tasted as good as they smelled. Wish you could have been here.

Tucker and Tanner are doing well. They love the snow. They race outside and try to eat it all. This time of year their outside world becomes one giant snow cone.

Our Christmas tree is up and decorated.

But if you don't mind, I'll embed a little video project that has languished unfinished since September. This morning I finally had the time, concept, and motivation to complete it.

For your viewing pleasure: "Into The Salsa Garden"

December Newsletter

Hello Everyone,

Here's our latest Coshocton Flyer! Just click on the image to enlarge the newsletter.

First Snow and A Video Hangar Update

Well, it had to happen sooner or later, but today we're having our first snow of the winter. It's light, flurries really, but snow is snow. Karen's really excited. Tucker and Tanner are really excited. I'm not really excited.

BUT there are exciting things going on up at MMS!

Here's a little video project that will fill in some history as both spar straps are now in place and the guys are prepping the engine compartments for engine installation. In this clip Jim, Terry, and Mike were making major progress with securing the left spar strap in place.



In other projects, Ian is shooting paint on the amphibious floats for the Brazilian 206; Jim and Paul G. are inspecting and repairing a Cessna 172 for ministry; Mike has just started an annual inspection on a SR-22; Andy and Mark are continuing the engine compartment work on the Cessna 402; Dale is conducting an annual inspection on a local airplane and following up on all the paperwork and problem-solving involved with bringing a containerized airplane from Africa into the US; and Scott, Paul J., Terry, and Chuck are hard at work on completing all the modifications and repairs on the Navajo used for ministry in Alaska.

Thanks for your prayers and gifts as Karen and I continue to prepare people and planes for worldwide mission service.