The Kodiak Gets a New Name

The Kodiak is preparing to leave the states!  If you have been interested and following the Kodiak at all you may ask yourself "wait, wasn't it supposed to leave a few weeks ago?"  The answer is yes, the trip has been delayed due to a fuel control unit failure.  Thankfully, it has been replaced and fixed.  Now final preparations are being made.  Such as a new name!

Ok so it gets to keep it's name but it will get a new tail number.  The Kodiak comes to JAARS with a tail number of course, however PNG has a different numbering system for their planes.  Once the Kodiak is in PNG new numbers will be put on.  These numbers aren't painted on but cut out and put on like stickers.  This is much easier to do on the mission field.  This week I help cut out the numbers for the Kodiak.  These number will be sent over to PNG in the airplane and put on once the Kodiak reaches the country and makes it through customs.  (yes, airplanes have to go through customs too.)

P.S. The new number will be P2-SIR