How to Become a Missionary Pilot: What does it take?
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Becoming a missionary pilot takes many years of dedicated work to complete all the training required. This training is a vital part of the process to be able to safely fly in the rugged mountains of Mexico.
For more info on UIM Aviation go to www.uimaviation.org
Average is ten years to become a missionary pilot:
1. Commercial pilot (500 hours)
*Because of the ruggedness of the mountain flying in Mexico, a high level of technical competence is required. A missionary pilot needs more than just average piloting skills.
2. Aircraft and Powerplant License
*Because most of our pilots serve in isolated areas, an airframe and powerplant license is also required.
3. Minimum of one year of Bible school
*There are many great options for Bible schools.
4. Join a mission
* Information about joining UIM
www.uim.org/join-us
5. Raise support
* Raising the 100% support required by UIM can take between 1-3 years.
6. Language school
*UIMA missionaries attend Rio Grande Bible College which is a 9-month program.
riogrande.edu/en/academics/ic...
*For safety and longevity, all pilots and mechanics on the field are required to have a working knowledge of the language. It is important that they can communicate with the locals.
7. Field orientation
*After getting settled on the field, it can take up to 12-months or more to complete on-field-training.
Recommended schools for flight and aircraft mechanic training:
*SOAR “Mission Aviation Readiness”
www.soar-m17.org
*SMAT “School of Missionary Aviation Technology”
smat.edu
*Moody Bible Institute
www.moody.edu
*MMS Aviation
mmsaviation.org
*Liberty University
www.liberty.edu
*LaTourneau
www.letu.edu/trending/content...
*Any local flight school
We have been missionaries in Mexico for many years. We've been on some pretty Epic ADVENTURES, and we thought that it was about time to take you along on these adventures. Jasson flies a Cessna 206 into various mountain bush airstrips for medical evacuations or delivering supplies to the missionaries living there. But our ministry includes so much more than just bush flying. Follow along to see all the different adventures we experience.
Check out our Facebook page to see more pictures and follow along on our adventures. / the-farmer-family-miss...
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Learned more from this video than like 2 months of googling. Thank you !
@EpicMissionaryAdventures
16 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
What an awesome video! I am currently a student pilot at the College of Missionary Aviation in Florida. Looking forward to the day I can serve the Lord as a missionary pilot. Thanks for what you do and for the videos.
@EpicMissionaryAdventures
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! Thrilled to hear you want to serve the Lord as a missionary pilot.
@LtBRS
10 ай бұрын
@andrem7986 What flavor of Christianity do you maintain?
This is really informative. I've never heard of this before. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for the work you do with this! Wow!
@EpicMissionaryAdventures
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for taking the time to watch.
Thanks for the video! I’m currently in training now up in Arlington, WA at a place called Mission Aviation Training Academy. Got my A&P recently and looking to start flight training in the spring!
@EpicMissionaryAdventures
Жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Keep up the good work. And if you are looking for a mission, check out UIM Aviation.
Y'alll....so fun to see what you're up to!! One of our daughters would like to be a missionary pilot, so this is helpful info! The Lord bless and keep you!! -Marty and Ginger Hofmann
@EpicMissionaryAdventures
Жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Thanks for watching.
Very cool! Thanks, guys!
@EpicMissionaryAdventures
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the great video! I am a first year student at Moody Aviation. Beginning my journey to becoming a missionary Pilot 🙏
@EpicMissionaryAdventures
Жыл бұрын
Best of luck! We need more like you!
@cannotbeshaken7889
7 ай бұрын
Is theirs a 10 year program as well?
@danielemmanuel3524
7 ай бұрын
Its a five year program@@cannotbeshaken7889
Pretty Dope! I've wanted my pilot license since I was in HS. Some day....some day.
@EpicMissionaryAdventures
Жыл бұрын
Go for it!
Wow - Had no idea that it took that long before you were on the feild and flying !!
@EpicMissionaryAdventures
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Worth mentioning that there are also mission aviation organisations that do not require pilots to also be mechanics (MAF International, Ethnos360, Samaritans Purse who are salaried so no support raising). Obviously then the time to the field is a lot quicker and being both a pilot and mechanic is not for everybody!
@mikebarnett1908
10 ай бұрын
i know for a fact that Ethnos 360 pilots have to raise support. I personally know of one that just came home from flying missions overseas for one year for a break and to raise support. I support he and his family every month.
Blessings Im a comercial pilot got more than 6oo hours .Im 62 years old I wish to be a voluntier serving the Lord !
Hey another former fellow SMAT grad
@EpicMissionaryAdventures
Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! What year you graduate?
@halens96
Жыл бұрын
@@EpicMissionaryAdventures Maintenance was 2019 and flight 2022
stop doing 420 is all im gonna say.... the thing that tops it all is bible study.......
Although being a pilot may seem like a good job.......it isnt.