About Manos Con Alas Ministries

Our Pilots & Planes

Manos Con Alas Ministries is looking for IFR pilots who are willing to serve 1-6 times a year to fly their own aircraft, rented aircraft, or mission owned aircraft to Baja California for our regularly scheduled trips south of the border.

We are looking for pilots who have a calling to be in the service of others by the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. Isaiah 58 servants with a great heart and talent to fly and use aviation for humanitarian aid and service.

We are looking for experienced pilots that can fly into dirt airstrips when needed and occational low marine layer ceilings near costal airports in northern Baja. VFR pilots are not discouraged from applying but may have limitations in their ability to fly in all weather and that may require cancellation of some flights, or weather delays.

400 plus hours is optimal for consideration, but time may be built as “second in command” with other pilots to learn the ROPES of a particular area or clinic location. Low time pilots are encouraged to participate, but may be limited in PIC time with passengers, or could do cargo flights with no passengers when more equipment is needed to transport.

Current Pilots serving with Manos Con Alas.

Michael Budincich, D.C.
Flys Cessna T210 N6402N,Cessna TU206 Cessna 756DW EMT based

Kevin Baines, PhD, CFII
Flys Cessna TU206 756DW, Cessna R182 N2333C, Cirrus and other Piper singles and twins. Based at EMT

George Hines
Flys Cessna R182 N2333C based at EMT

Hovannes Sarkissian
Flys Cessna 182, Cessna TU206 based at EMT

Grant Vorster, O.D.
Flys Cessna 172, Cessna 182 Based at Burmuda Dunes

Richard Smith
Flys our Cessna TU206G, along with Bonanzas, & C-182 based at EMT

Capt Jim Nielsen, American Airlines commercial pilot
Flys Piper 411 twin, Twin Commander, and Navion, and any other airplane Based at Reid Hillview San Jose

Raymond Bouchereu, DC
Flys a Cessna T210 Based at La Verne-Brackett Field

Marc Haney, DDS
Owns a Cessna 182 and currently is buillding time

Current Mission Aircraft Fleet.

Cessna N6402N, Centurion model T210N
This specially configured 6 place retractible gear single is equipped with a Factory installed Robertson STOL kit (Short Takeoff Or Landing), stabillator abrasion boots, turbocharger, intercooler, Long range tanks. It can carry a payload of 1000 lbs of passengers and baggage after the tanks have been filled, and travel over 1000 miles before refueling. A workhorse of a bush aircraft.

Cessna N756DW, Stationaire TU 206G
This powerful single engine turbocharged bush plane can lift 1000lbs including six adults and baggage with full fuel payload of 80 gallons, and land in a distance of only 500-600 feet. This is important when operating out of short dirt runways in Baja such as El Buen Pastor, Pedrigal, Vizcaino, Rancho Magana, Meling Ranch, Campo Lorenzo, or other strips we have operated out of. An extremely safe and simple aircraft with proven reliability.

Cirrus SR22
This aircraft is owned and operated by Dr Kevin Baines, a JPL planetary scientist who donates his time for our missions. This is a 4 seat “glass panel” aircraft with a composite hull and a 3 bladed prop. This aircraft is not operating our of dirt airstrips now due to the restrictions of the owners, but is regularly used for teams into Ensenada and Tijuana.