Fighting the Wind
June 11, 2014
Circling the remote mountain airstrip I see both windsocks standing straight out, indicating lots of wind. My onboard GPS is talking to me and I
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Circling the remote mountain airstrip I see both windsocks standing straight out, indicating lots of wind. My onboard GPS is talking to me and I
There is an air of excited anticipation so tangible you can almost see it as Matt Monson, our newest pilot, taxis off the runway and
Sweat drips from my forehead and seeps into Mrs. Mofolo’s T-shirt as I count the chest compressions. I hadn’t realized I was sweating. It’s already
A team from MAF Lesotho recently participated in the Lesotho Sky Corporate Challenge, a promotional event for the Lesotho Sky Foundation, which donates bikes to
We hadn’t flown in almost a week. The entire country of Lesotho was hit with a powerful snow storm that left most of our airstrips
I can see the look of wonder in Nteboheleng’s eyes. She is gazing over her country, a view she has never before seen in her
MAF pilot Justin Honaker retells the events of one particular afternoon and a flight where timing was everything. 2:45 p.m. I’m the only MAF pilot
“The weather is still quite good here and I’d like to pick up the patient,” I relay my intensions to home base, nearly 60 miles
When MAF pilots make medical evacuation flights they don’t always get to see the happy endings. But when they do, it’s a satisfying flight. MAF
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