Quest News
Mission Log: MAF KODIAK at Work in Haiti
Tuesday, February 02, 2010…For the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) relief effort in Haiti help came just in the nick of time. The three MAF Cessnas already in Haiti were hard pressed in the wake of the earthquake. The pilots based in-country were in dire need of relief and MAF’s supply of aviation gasoline (avgas) had…
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Mission Log: MAF KODIAK on a Mission to Haiti
Thursday, January 21, 2010…There is a boy whose name is Moise. He lives in Nampa, Idaho, now, but his brothers and grandmother are back in the place he’ll always know as home…they’re in Haiti. In the wake of the greatest natural disaster that country has known, Moise collected two boxes of aid including medical supplies,…
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Quest Delivers: Sometimes Good Things Come in Threes
Thursday, January 07, 2010…Today Quest delivered the first of 14 KODIAKs ultimately scheduled for New Tribes Mission (NTM). But even this “first” may not outshine the “thirds” that this aircraft represents. For starters…NTM is now the third member of the Quest Mission Team to receive a KODIAK…further cementing Quest’s commitment to assist humanitarian and mission…
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Quest News: Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year
Wednesday, December 16, 2009…As winter blankets Sandpoint the landscape shines under a low winter sun. On clear days the skies are a deep pristine blue that sparkles with crystals of blowing snow. Living out here means that watching ice form on Lake Pend Oreille and the snow base build on Schweitzer Mountain isn’t a harbinger…
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Mission Log: KODIAK 020 in the United Kingdom
Friday, December 4, 2009…When do great achievements become commonplace? From Bleriot’s English Channel flight to Lindbergh’s Atlantic crossing, history is full of feats that once seemed unimaginable. Many of these have become so commonplace as to be almost trivial today. The image of MAF KODIAK N9710M over Les Roches Douvres (the lighthouse mid-way between Guernsey…
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Mission Log: KODIAK Going Native
Friday, November 13, 2009…World travelers will tell you that when visiting a foreign land the greatest compliment isn’t being taught the ways of the locals, it’s being accepted as one. That gift has now been bestowed on the JAARS KODIAK. Initially registered in the U.S. as N498KQ, the first KODIAK in PNG (Papua New Guinea)…
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Mission Log: KODIAK in the Highlands of PNG
Wednesday, October 14, 2009…How do you know when you’ve made it? For some, it’s the day you throw your graduation cap in the air, or the night you hear those quiet words “it’s a girl”, or the moment you realize that boot camp is over and the real adventure is about to begin. For us…we…
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Mission Log: KODIAK Arrives in the Highlands on PNG
Friday, September 25, 2009…After 6 days of flying and well over 9,000 miles in the air, the first KODIAK to go to work in overseas service with a humanitarian organization, flared and then settled lightly onto the dirt strip of its new home half a world away. The crowd that gathered at this small strip…
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Kodiak Certification: The FAA Grants an Unrestricted Production Certificate
Audio: Paul Schaller President and CEO Quest Aircraft The FAA Grants Quest an Unrestricted Production Certificate (Duration2:23min) Tuesday, September 15, 2009…Today the FAA officially presented us with a Production Certificate for the KODIAK. The Seattle Manufacturing Inspection District Office (MIDO) has deemed our production practices to conform with our shared intent of producing each KODIAK…
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Sunday, August 2, 2009…For a recap of EAA AirVenture 2009 by Quest President and CEO Paul Schaller check out QUEST NEWS >>
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Quest Triplog: It’s Time To Say Goodbye
Sunday, August 2, 2009…We awoke this morning to the sounds of a long line of airplanes making their departure from Oshkosh. Driving over to the AirVenture grounds we noticed the true aviation diehards…those camped out under the wings of their planes and parked in massive RV lots…were just starting to pack up for their trek…
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Quest News: EAA AirVenture 2009 Recap
Sunday, August 2, 2009…While there was real concern heading into EAA AirVenture 2009 that the down economy would take some exuberance out of the show this year, we certainly didn’t see this in the Quest booth. Oshkosh offers not only a chance to get reacquainted with old friends and connected with new ones…it’s also a…
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Saturday, August 1, 2009…For today’s post “In the Presence of Heroes” by Quest Co-Visionary Dave Voetmann check out the Quest MISSION LOG >>
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Mission Log: In The Presence Of Heroes
”The monsoon weather was a bit of a challenge, but the KODIAK’s equipment and performance made the arrival in Majuro very manageable.” From our perspective, that’s Pulitzer-worthy writing. Of course, every KODIAK can do that. But the practical business of getting one to do it that far beyond the white breakers did necessitate some modification….
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Quest Triplog: A Perfect Day For An Airshow
Friday, July 31, 2009…After a couple days of overcast and rain, today’s weather was a delightful and welcome change. Sunny, dry, and cool…a perfect day for an airshow. Today we got reacquainted with a number of our customers and depositors. We also made many new friends and had numerous FLY4LIFErs drop by throughout the day….
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