Why 100 Hour Inspections?

Greetings, from Mexico! We pray the end of the dry, very windy season is almost over. The bean and corn gardens need rain, and not having to deal with gusty, high winds, when flying in the mountains, to short, unimproved airstrips, will be a blessing, too.

This last month has been very busy with aircraft maintenance, medical evacuation flights, as well as assisting medical and dental clinics, and a well drilling team, through air service. Thank-you for praying for our mechanics, pilots, and each of their families! The Lord has given safety in flight, and on the ground, for which we are truly thankful.

Aircraft Maintenance:

David and Brent completed a 100 hour/condition inspection on the Carbon Cub, which is used to provide medivac service for a mission hospital, as well as to transport missionaries and local pastors to remote villages. It can land on the shorter, dirt, mountainous airstrips, to provide life giving service to the indigenous people of Mexico. One set of brake pads, which were worn beyond the recommended limits, had to be replaced. Brent uses the brakes quite a bit when flying in and out of the shorter dirt runways. Maintaining the aircraft our pilots fly is an important part of the UIM Aviation ministry. Safety is very important, and we, as a team, take it seriously.

Written by Brent and Hollie Mae Dodd, UIMA Staff