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MISSIONARY
COMMUNICATION
Without it, Mission Aviation Fellowship does not fly
S T O R Y

B Y

S C O T T

F

Photo by S.M. Spangler

rom Africa to Mongolia, the
Mission Aviation Fellowship
has been flying humanitarian
missions in the remote corners of the
world since 1945. Before any one
of its Cessna 206s, Cessna Caravans
or Kodiak Quests can take wing, it
must provide its single pilot with
uninterrupted communication from

On MAF's Quest Kodiaks, the HF longwire antenna runs from the right wingtip
to the vertical stabilizer, to the fuselage.

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takeoff to landing. Making this
possible has been Tim Dyk's mission
since he established the avionics shop
after he joined MAF in 1982, and
the advances in avionics technology
have made the task easier, not more
challenging.
But that was not his intention. "I
just wanted to work outside," he said.
This made sense for a U.S. Air Force
cryptologic technician at Okinawa's
Kadena Air Force Base in the 1970s.
Top-secret protocols protect electronic
equipment that encrypts radio
transmissions, and getting in and out
of shops that revealed its insides is
even more stringent.
A private pilot, Dyk saw avionics as
the perfect way to combine his interest
in electronics, aviation - and working
outside. Upon his discharge, he started
his avionics education at Northrup
University, where he earned his
Federal Communications Commission
license, and continued his electronics
studies at LA City College, UCLA and
Montana State University. Along the
way, he became an instrument-rated

commercial pilot, flight instructor, and
airframe and powerplant mechanic.
"All MAF pilots are required to be
mechanics; because they fly to remote
locations, they have to maintain their
aircraft in the jungle," he said.
Dyk joined MAF for an assignment
in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic
of Congo. While in training at MAF's
headquarters, then in Redlands,
California, he spent a year helping raise
support for his mission. "MAF provides
its services for free," he explained,
and the organizations that employ it
"pay the operational expenses, and
individuals, churches and foundations
support that work."
During his training, MAF "learned
that I did avionics." At the time, Cessna



Avionics News May 2015

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News May 2015

Point of Communication
AEA Now
International News and Regulatory Updates
ADS-B Around the Globe
Member Profile
Missionary Communication
Legal Ease
Help Wanted
Member Profile
Aviation Aces
Business Basics
A Conversation With...
Value-added Refurbs
What's Working?
What's New
Before & After New
Marketplace Classifieds
Avionics News May 2015 - Intro
Avionics News May 2015 - Cover1
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Avionics News May 2015 - Point of Communication
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Avionics News May 2015 - AEA Now
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Avionics News May 2015 - International News and Regulatory Updates
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Avionics News May 2015 - ADS-B Around the Globe
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Avionics News May 2015 - Member Profile
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Avionics News May 2015 - Missionary Communication
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Avionics News May 2015 - Legal Ease
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Avionics News May 2015 - Member Profile
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