Moody Aviation

[hangar_rat]

Farewell to Moody Aviation in East Tennessee. Sadly, they are closing their doors and moving equipment to Washington state (home base). They succeeded admirably in training pilots and mechanics for many years and produced some of the industry's finest professionals. We will miss you.....

 

[de727ups]

Spokane WA

We'll....TN's loss is WA's gain. As an airline pilot active in church stuff and general aviation, I'd welcome Moody and their program to Spokane and will do whatever I can to assist them. I know this is a great loss and disappointment to those currently in TN, but I hope it's for the best for the programs long term survival. I'd love to talk with anyone currently involved with Moody Aviation to answer their questions about Spokane, WA.

Don Eikenberry

 

[GulfPilot]

Rode around on MAF planes in Mexico as a kid, and the vast majority of their pilots attended Moody, hope it's success is continued in WA...any specific reason for the move?

 

[310]

I assume a connection to Moody bible college. Some history of Moody aviation please.

 

[TurboS7]

News to me. My daughter is a grad. of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. My desire in life was to be a Moody Aviation Grad but as many things in life it didn't turn out that way for me. I too flew around Mexico as a kid in MAF 180's and 185 XB-MOA I still remember that Hatcher was the pilot out of Las Casas. That was back in 1965, Hatcher bought it later during a training mission. I had many guys come work for me from Moody when I had my Part 135. I must say I experienced first hand what they turned out. No doupt the best, I highly recommend anyone who is a grad from that school right out of the box. I am sure that they will be missed at Elizabethton-"Betsy." Maybe they ran out of Tennesee girls, all the guys seemed to get hooked up there. Even though my second daughter and brother live in Dayton, Tenn I am very partial to Washington. I love the place, hence another place to put on the map as a place to serve after I retire from this 121 mess. Moody is a great place and has contributed in a way to the Kingdom that we will not know until that great day when we all see Him face to face.

 

[GulfPilot]

I also flew with "Hatch" Hatcher circa 1963 out of Las Casas to Ocosingo..(boy wouldn't go there now!) and later as a young "W.K." with the bunch out of Mitla, as a young lad growing up in Mexico, the MAF pilots were all heroes to all the kids there..and all Moody trained...so hope they continue with their success wherever they move to..definately Tennessee's loss.

 

[Iceman21]

I have thought many times about going to Moody's Aviation program, but I always hesitated because I never thought about going into missionary work. I never felt it was my calling.

Now I am feeling a bit convicted about it. I have an idea for a ministry but it warrants another thread.

Back on topic, can anyone give me any specifics about Moody's program from start to finish and what is expected of you after you finish the program?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[TurboS7]

Getting into the Moody program is very difficult. Kinda like getting into the Air Force Academy. First you have to be evaulated and accepted. After that you must complete two years at Moody in Chicago. The closest that you will get to an airplane is taking an afternoon and walking to Meigs field. They want to assure that you are interested in ministry first and not just in flying. After two years you are evaluated again and then you go to "Betsy"(or whereever they are moving too) The first year you work on your Private and Airframe and Mechanic Certificate. The second year you again are evaluated and accepted or rejected in to the flight program. The flight program last for 1 year and a summer. You finish with Commercial, Instrument, A+P, CFI, and mult-engine rating. Mission Aviation Fellowship and JAARS will accept you right into their programs, provided you are dept free. Most of the guys that I hired has school bills to pay off which took them about 2 years to do. Tough program but if you come out of the end it is great. As in any program more pilots don't make it than do. Cheers.