Ethnos360 Aviation

Ethnos360 Aviation For members and friends of Ethnos360 Aviation's Flight Crew -- a support group to help keep missionary pilots and flights in the air to serve tribal peoples.

Ethnos360 serves people in the most remote regions of the world to expand the work of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. NTM's Aviation Division provides the planes and pilots that make such remote works feasible, providing a lifeline between tribal villages and civilization. Missionaries need transportation into distant, often unnavigable regions. NTM Aviation pilots and aircraft ferry missionaries, sup

plies and villagers in need of emergency services. The FLIGHT CREW is a partnership and support group that helps Ethnos360 Aviation defray the costs of missionary flights, and expand services to new, as yet unreached peoples.

You go to the gas station and cringe at the high prices as you fill up! But where does a helicopter or airplane refuel a...
06/04/2026

You go to the gas station and cringe at the high prices as you fill up! But where does a helicopter or airplane refuel after flying to a distant village in the mountains or jungles? No gas stations exist, and fuel trucks can’t deliver without roads. The solution is to “position” fuel ahead of time. Here’s one scenario: Four 55-gallon fuel drums were trucked on rugged roads from a coastal city to a river, where helpful believers canoed them to their jungle village. The R66 helicopter arrived to find the village flooded – but with a safe place to land. Working in standing water, aviation personnel attached the drums – two at a time – beneath the helicopter. The pilot flew the barrels further up into the mountains to the Kaje village, where a church was born in 2019. End goal? Sustaining two Ethnos360 families as they continue discipling the Kaje believers to establish a thriving church.

What’s the most challenging obstacle you’ve conquered to bring the gospel to someone? An indigenous couple in Asia Pacif...
05/27/2026

What’s the most challenging obstacle you’ve conquered to bring the gospel to someone? An indigenous couple in Asia Pacific hiked 10 hours, crossing winding waterways 20-plus times – and that was in dry season. In rainy season, with rivers at flood stage, it took 18 hours with the added risk of drowning! Over and over, they did the trek to teach through foundational Bible lessons. Finally, a group of indigenous and national believers arrived to carve out an airstrip – mostly with hand tools – to advance the outreach. The 10 to 18 hours turned into 10 minutes in the Kodiak! The teaching finished and a number of villagers, even the village chief, believed – and they were baptized in a pool at the end of the airstrip! Now the Kodiak aids the indigenous missionaries as they disciple the new believers to maturity.

05/20/2026

What kind of motivation would keep you working the same job for 30+ years? Here’s Gifsen Mambo to tell you his reason. What do you think about it?

When have you ever been without a Bible? Pilot Travis Lesicka’s Kodiak flight was bringing 300 kgs (over 660 lbs) of th...
05/15/2026

When have you ever been without a Bible? Pilot Travis Lesicka’s Kodiak flight was bringing 300 kgs (over 660 lbs) of the first-ever bound copies of the complete Bible in the Lamogai language. In about a month, the people group will joyously dedicate this long-awaited treasure.

05/13/2026

What’s in those boxes?? Pilot Travis Lesicka knew they were on board his Kodiak flight that day, but he wasn’t expecting this greeting!

05/05/2026

Who have you met that loves their job? Well, meet Jeremy! Aviation maintenance is a job that someone could love – at the same time knowing that it’s accomplishing a huge part in bringing the gospel to people who are waiting to hear. Check it out!

04/29/2026

Has this impacted you? The worldwide aviation mechanic shortage is reshaping the industry, says the news. It will also reshape mission aviation if planes and helicopters can no longer fly to sustain and supply the teams reaching isolated and overlooked people groups who are waiting for the gospel. Are you yourself looking for a God-honoring, vital, servant ministry in missions? Check out aviation mechanic opportunities with Ethnos360 Aviation!

What was in that 40-foot container? Some of you guessed it exactly. The R66 for Papua New Guinea and all the accoutrem...
04/24/2026

What was in that 40-foot container? Some of you guessed it exactly. The R66 for Papua New Guinea and all the accoutrements! In the photos above, you see Larry Dye (chief packer!!) showing the back half of the container before the fuselage was bolted in (second photo). On May 6, a crane is scheduled to load the container onto a tractor-trailer to take it to the dock. Then the journey by ship to Papua New Guinea will begin. A long voyage ahead!!

What’s in the container this time, and where is it going? Put your guess in the comments. We’ll post the answer in a ...
04/22/2026

What’s in the container this time, and where is it going? Put your guess in the comments. We’ll post the answer in a day or so. Missionaries can use many types of transportation to take the gospel to those who want to hear it. But in very remote areas, the item in this container spells the difference between getting the Good News to people in a reasonable time -- or spending long and languishing years, hindered by precarious river travel, grueling overland hikes and unreliable motor vehicles, if roads even exist.

Have you ever waited TEN years for anything? When believers in a people group acquired land to make this village where t...
04/14/2026

Have you ever waited TEN years for anything? When believers in a people group acquired land to make this village where they could worship freely, they designated a spot for a helipad. The space was jealously guarded! No one could build anything near it that would compromise its usefulness. That was TEN years ago. All this time, they waited for the promise to be fulfilled – and the neighboring villages watched in skepticism. Just last month, though, when the R66 in Indonesia was permitted to start flying, our pilots landed on their helipad. A promise fulfilled! What a testimony to all those around them! The helicopter broke through their isolation, opening the possibilities of fellowship with other believers – something they have greatly longed for.

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3870 W Volunteer Street
McNeal, AZ
85617

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Monday 7am - 4pm
Tuesday 7am - 4pm
Wednesday 7am - 4pm
Thursday 7am - 4pm
Friday 7am - 4pm

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