Great story Bill, I enjoyed reading about it and you lived it. What a good heritage story for the KR design. We are all family.
Ronald R. Eason Sr.[KRron] President / CEO Ph: 816-468-4091 Fax: 816-468-5465 http://www.jrl-engineering.com Our Attitude Makes The Difference! -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of ifly...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 6:51 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> End of the Spear-must see movie! Im going to plug a movie for yall at this time - not necessarily KR news but interesting aviation news. As many of you know I grew up in the jungles of South America in a town called Shell Mera in Ecuador. (named after the Shell oil company). In 1965 five missionaries were killed by the Waudoni indian tribe after an attempt to reach them with the gospel. This was big news in the USA back then and affected the lives of many people. One was my father who dedicated his life to the mission field and mission aviation in particular. While my dad started and worked on his flight training and Bible studies the Waudoni were reached peacefully by Rachel Saint and Elizabeth Elliot (wives of the killed missionaries) Their efforts resulted in the Gospel transforming the tribe. In 1974 we moved to Ecuador and my dad served in Mission Aviation Fellowship as chief pilot and mechanic. His dream of serving the Waudoni came to pass as he was able to open the first airstrip serving this once violent tribe. Many among the Waudoni are close personal friends of ours to this date. This August in Oshkosh WI my daughter Elaine was able to meet Mincaye (one of the Waudani that killed Nate Saint) and Steve Saint. Ill post pictures on Glenda's website later (awesometrvl.com) The PA 14 used in the movie was on display. There are scenes of a PA14 being hacked up in the movie. That PA14 is one on donation from my father for that use - not an airworthy plane at this time. If you get a chance and want to see a very interesting movie involving airplanes and history I can recomend this one. There are some beautiful flying sequences in it. For more information about the history of the five missionaries there are several options. "Beyond the Gates of Splendor" DVD is a great documentary from the book by Elizabeth Elliot. "Jungle Pilot" is also a great book about the life of Nate Saint - the MAF pilot that was killed. These are available at Christian bookstores all over. Now the KR part - My dads first experimental was N2CC - a KR2 - Turbo Revemaster - that was built in the jungle of Ecuador and first flew on Thanksgiving day of 1981. It was the first homebuilt ever in Ecuador - and maybe South America at that time. They actually shut the town down and had a band and about 500 spectators lined up and down the runway - NO PRESSURE!!!! The first flight went without a hitch and many more afterwards. I inherited the plane and refurbished it and flew it to Sun and Fun in 1995. I sold it in 1996 to pay school bills and it was destroyed by the new pilot soon thereafter (no fatalities). That is a bit of my history and the ties I have to a very neat part of the world. I hope you have a chance to see the film and promote some of the better films out now. Bill and 41768 _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
