MISSIONARY FLIGHT SPONSORSHIP
Your gift to sponsor missionary flights will make air service more available to more than 200 missionaries planting churches among more than 130 people groups. And because the use of aircraft will be more effective, efficient and affordable, missionary teams will be able to begin work among even more people who have been isolated from the gospel.
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God is building His Church, and we are thrilled you are taking part. Through your support, we are making progress on our goal ... a thriving church for every people.
Possible delay in receiving your gift
It can take up to 10 days for Ethnos Canada to receive gifts given through the website, as there is a 'pending' period for credit cards. Only after your gift is received at our bank do we credit donations to the designated ministry. It is possible that an online donation made near the end of the month will not be credited to the designated ministry until the following month.
Aviation Is a Necessity
Weigh these options: a rigorous two-day hike or a short flight from the nearest airstrip. Those are the options available to missionaries who live and work in the rugged mountains and rainforests of Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Asia-Pacific and Brazil. Ethnos360 Aviation’s pilots affirm, “Aviation is a necessity. There is no other way.” Missionary aviation also provides access to equipment, supplies and more. You can help make flights available for missionaries in remote locations. Every $600 sponsors an hour of flight time.
Facilitating the Spread of the Gospel
Your aviation skills and training can help missionaries plant churches more effectively, efficiently and affordably by supporting their needs for safe transportation to remote areas.
Visit our Ethnos360 Aviation website to view available positions or learn more about Ethnos360 Aviation.
Roles and Requirements for Service
All candidates for service with Ethnos360 Aviation must complete missionary training with Ethnos360 or one of their Global Partners and undergo a technical skills evaluation with Ethnos360 Aviation. Missionary pilot candidates should have begun flight training before age 30.
Missionary Pilots
Missionary airplane and helicopter pilots fly either Kodiaks or Robinson R66 helicopters to support church planting teams. Meeting transportation needs includes flying medevacs; bringing supplies, equipment, medicine, food, mail, etc.; and encouraging church planters in their ministry.
Missionary Airplane Pilot Requirements
- Commercial pilot certificate
- Instrument rating, airplane
- Flight instructor rating highly recommended
- 300 hours PIC
Missionary Airplane Pilot/Mechanic
- The above airplane pilot requirements
- In addition, the pilot/mechanic will need a mechanic certificate (A&P, AME or ICAO equivalent) and one year of general aviation maintenance experience. Being both a pilot and mechanic is preferred for the greatest opportunities for service.
Missionary Helicopter Pilot Requirements
- Commercial helicopter pilot certificate
- Flight Instructo rating highly recommended
- 500 hours PIC helicopter flight experience
Missionary Helicopter Pilot/Mechanic
- The above helicopter pilot requirements
- In addition, the pilot/mechanic will need a mechanic certificate (A&P, AME or ICAO equivalent) and one year of general aviation maintenance experience. Being both a pilot and mechanic is preferred for the greatest opportunities for service.
Aircraft Maintenance Specialists or AME
Aircraft Maintenance Specialists or AME maintain Kodiaks and Robinson R66s serving the church planting ministries of Ethnos360 and its affiliates. They ensure that the aircraft are in compliance with Ethnos360 Aviation and local country standards.
Maintenance Specialist or AME Requirements
- Aircraft mechanic certificate (A&P, AME or ICAO equivalent).
- A minimum of two years of general aviation maintenance experience is required, with an IA preferred.
Avionics Technicians
Aviations Technicians maintain Kodiaks and Robinson R66s serving the church planting ministries of Ethnos360 and its affiliates. They ensure that the aircraft are in compliance with Ethnos360 Aviation and local country standards.
Avionics Technicians Requirements
- An Airframe Certificate, AME or ICA equivalent.
- Two years electronics or avionics schooling or equivalent.
- FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL).
- National Center for Aerospace & Transportation Technologies (NCATT) — recommended.
- International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians (ISCET) — recommended.
- One year experience in avionics, including installations, troubleshooting and bench repairs.
HELP YOUR KIDS HELP BUY A HELICOPTER
Teach your kids about missions and about cheerfully giving to the Lord while helping to spread the Good News to unreached peoples.
Collect your loose change and donate it to Ethnos360 Aviation.
AVIATION JOURNAL
The Ethnos360 Aviation Journal shares how God is using aviation all over the world, and gives opportunities for interested individuals to be a part of that work by supporting the work through prayer and finances. You can read some of the back-issues below or click here to sign up to receive this newsletter several times a year.
2024 Quarter 4
2024 QUARTER 1
2023 QUARTER 2
2022 QUARTER 4
2022 QUARTER 2
2022 QUARTER 1
2021 QUARTER 2
2020 QUARTER 2
Read More About Aviation
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A Dream Come True
Bruno Siqueira could picture it in his mind: He and his friend Airton would someday serve the Lord together in a mission ministry, most likely in Brazil where they live.
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The Word Is Out!
Since 2017, Ethnos360 Aviation has been serving the team reaching the Maliyali people group. Pilot Josh Verdonck remembers helping them move in, flying them to the closest airstrip in the Kodiak airplane.
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Mission Multi-Tool
“All right, brothers. This is your new tool. Make the best use of it!” Pilot Jeremiah Diedrich had just flown four Brazilian mission leaders on a 20-minute flight in the R66 helicopter that could have taken them days on the river. In fact, four times in one week, Jeremiah demonstrated God’s amazing provision of the R66…