Originally posted on February 22, 2008

Sandpoint, ID - Quest Aircraft Company recently sent out a prayer request asking its prayer partners to pray for the production of JAARS Serial Number Eight:

"Please be in prayer for skill and wisdom as we build it (Serial Number Eight) and for the brothers and sisters we will meet in heaven who were reached by the Lord through this tool."

In January, Quest announced the first customer delivery of the KODIAK. The completed aircraft which is Serial Number 002 was delivered to Spirit Air in a presentation ceremony Friday, January
25, at the company's headquarters. JAARS is the first mission organization slated to receive a KODIAK sometime this summer where it will be shipped to Papua New Guinea after training and
maintenance operations.

The KODIAK received FAA Type Certification on May 30 2007, and has been working with the FAA to achieve its production certificate. Quest has seen strong market acceptance in key market segments, including personal use, Part 135 operations, government, and humanitarian organizations. Customer orders have exceeded expectations and the company has a 3-year
backlog, which it is working to bring down as production ramps up.

The KODIAK's rugged aluminum construction combines superior STOL performance and high useful load. It offers proven turbine reliability with the Pratt & Whitney PT6 turbine engine, is capable of working off floats without structural upgrades and has the ability to land on unimproved surfaces. The KODIAK can take off in under 700 feet at full gross takeoff weight of 6,750 lbs with a useful load of 3,325lbs and climb at over 1,700 feet per minute. A 3-panel Garmin G1000 integrated avionics suite is standard equipment on the KODIAK. This is the first installation in a turboprop aircraft of the popular G1000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Toncray,
Sr. Director of Integrated Marketing Communications,
Wycliffe Foundation
P.O. Box 620486, Orlando, FL 32862-0486.
Telephone: (407) 852-3678.

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