Tue, Oct 27, 2009
Donated Aircraft Will Support Bahamas Habitat Mission Work
Bahamas Habitat announced the
donation of a Beechcraft Baron to the organization Monday by Dr.
John Quinn of Charleston South Carolina for use by the organization
in its Bahamas mission work.
Dr. Quinn, a native of Shreveport Louisiana, is a practicing
pediatrician in the Charleston area. He and his family have
made numerous trips to the Bahamas over the years, and is
aware of the needs in the Bahamas and the value of the mission. He
decided that his Baron would be best used to support the work of
Bahamas Habitat.
"I had considered donating my aircraft to a good cause and
realized that the best fit for my Baron would be in a region of the
world where a twin would be valued and where access to avgas would
not be an issue" stated Dr. Quinn. "Bahamas Habitat was the ideal
choice where it will bring significant value to the ministry work
there."
Dr. Quinn comes from a family with a long history in aviation.
His grandfather began teaching him to fly when he was only ten
years old in Shreveport LA in a T34 military training
aircraft. He reports that his mother and grandmother are both
pilots too. Dr. Quinn's most recent aircraft before the Baron was a
J3 Cub on floats that he put over 500 hours on. He said he might go
back to a similar grass roots aircraft for awhile and looks forward
to being a volunteer pilot for Bahamas Habitat so he can
participate in missions in his donated Baron.
The aircraft is a six place twin engine 1969 Beechcraft B55
Baron Colemill 600 conversion with upgraded engine horsepower and
Garmin 430 GPS Nav/Comm, 330 transponder with traffic, Garmin GDL69
XM weather and WX500 Stormscope. Performance is 200 knots which
will make transport missions to and among the islands very
efficient.
"The work of our mission will be dramatically benefited by this
generous donation", stated John Armstrong, President of Bahamas
Habitat. "Dr. Quinn's aircraft is the ideal tool for the needs of
Bahamas Habitat and it will help to achieve and elevate the vision
we have for the mission. We are extremely grateful to Dr. Quinn and
look forward to his continued involvement in the work of the
ministry and what God has in store."
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Steve Merritt, the Treasurer and Chief Pilot for Bahamas Habitat
stated, "We often say the inaccessibility of some of the Bahamian
Islands is their blessing and their curse. It can take all day to
go 50 miles between islands via commercial plane or boat. This can
be a real challenge in managing the mission's multiple camps. We
needed an aircraft that could make the trip quickly back and forth
to the islands and then provide the lift and support needed between
our camps there. The Baron is the perfect tool for the mission. We
are extremely grateful to have this blessing and will put the plane
in service immediately and look forward to Dr. Quinn's on-going
involvement in the mission's work."
The Baron will make its maiden flight for the organization for
the upcoming Fly-In and Help Out Event being held October 29th,
2009 where aviators will fly from the US to the mission's base camp
on Eleuthera in the Bahamas.
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