Well that was quite a cool, freaky, scary, interesting experience. "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles." Printed on a gold plated plaque on the plane door.
First MAF (Missionary Aviation Fellowship) flight! My pilot was from Chicago. As I observed the pilot and co-pilot, I wondered if they ever got bored. As we cruised on autopilot, I’d watch him look out the windows, adjust a dial to steer us away from turbulent clouds (so thankful for that), and then well, the landing part, that looked like it took work. I mean, I know it's more complex than that! It was an overall smooth and enjoyable ride! smooth landing and take-off. We had a stopover to drop a couple of passengers off and pick up another one. Once I arrived in Khulna (my destination), I was greeted by a speedboat and a "driver" to "taxi" me to the "gate", i.e. a little port on the side of the river.
Here's a video of one of the landings... sorry about the poor footage - i couldn't decide what to cover!
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the port i disembarked at - my "gate"
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| i got a little worried when i saw the pilot take out a map! |
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| local villagers who came running out to the plane to greet us |
On my return flight the organization booked me on a new airline: US-Bangla Airlines. Never heard of it. Some joint venture airline with the US??? New plane. Not bad. Food, even on the 30 minute flight. Although I suppose any person could have boarded this flight with my ticket... I've gotten used to security in the developing world... or rather, lack thereof.
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