Happy New Year,
Our next strut talk will be on 17th January at Kirton Gliding Club. Our speaker is Bryan Pill who will be talking about Mission Aviation Fellowship flying activities.
Captain Bryan Pill has worked full time for 25 years with a remarkable organisation called Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). For 22 of them he has been a commercial bush pilot with MAF operating single engine piston and turbine aircraft mainly in Africa, particularly Chad, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Twelve of these he spent based with his family in Tanzania, Uganda, including 2 years operating a float plane in Bangladesh, subsequent years have been as support pilot in various other African programs. This has given him a wealth of experience in STOL operations off unimproved airstrips, lakes and rivers. He is still a current pilot but has recently now moved to a ground based HR type role and is available to lecture on desert, jungle and float plane operations providing a technical and practical insight into single crew operations with this remarkable organisation. MAF who have a fleet of over 135 small aircraft based in 26 countries and operating into over 37, partnering with over 1500 organisations many of which are household names. The visit will be both entertaining and informative to aviator and non-aviator alike giving his insights into the bush pilot’s life working with some remarkable people in some amazing places endeavouring to bring help, hope and healing to some of the world’s remotest communities.
I'd like to make a small charge of £3, or more if you are feeling generous, to be used as a donation to MAF and to cover the use of the clubhouse. Thank you.