From an Ionia hangar to remote villages: how a float plane is helping save lives one flight at a time

From an Ionia hangar to remote villages: how a float plane is helping save lives one flight at a time

At the School of Missionary Aviation Technology in Ionia, a float plane is being restored and used to train future pilots. Soon, it will be sent overseas where it will help deliver life-saving care to some of the most remote villages in Papua New Guinea.Without Samaritan Aviation there, there is no other option for getting to the hospital faster, said Case Visser with Samaritan Aviation.Visser, a Grand Rapids native and former missionary pilot, …