About

GETTING THE GOSPEL OFF THE GROUND

“To promote mission aviation through mentoring and training those dedicated to serve as pilots and mechanics in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ worldwide”
— Mission Flight Group Mission Statement

Mission Flight Group (MFG) had its beginnings in Missionary Aviation Institute (MAI), the 30 + years aviation division for pilot and maintenance training at Piedmont Baptist College in Winston-Salem, NC. Many on our board of directors were students and later worked here as mechanics and/or flight instructors. Pilot and flight instructor Davis Goodman was founder and director of MAI from 1975-1985. A U.S. Air Force veteran of 24 years, he had a passion and vision for using aviation to spread the gospel on foreign fields. One of our own, Dan Kelly, was a student then later a flight instructor/pilot examiner/director for many years until the flight and maintenance program was phased out around 2009. Many graduates from this ministry served faithfully around the world.

Wanting to see the program continue in some fashion, MFG was organized by Davis Goodman, Dan Kelly, Tim Marburger and Glenn Goodman. We initially set out to help enable certified pilot candidates prepare for their Technical Evaluations (TE) at various mission boards, i.e. MAF, JAARS, AIM/Air etc. MFG’s Dan Kelly did these TEs in a loaner Cessna 206 with great success for the future mission aviators. As time progressed, we moved into tailwheel endorsements, some pilot certificate training and most recently we have acquired a Garmin G1000 AATD flight simulator to replicate what is now standard equipment in several aircraft in mission service such as the Kodiak and Caravan.

Within the capabilities of an all-volunteer staff and board we have a desire to mentor, assist, train and develop men and women seeking to serve as mission pilot/mechanics overseas and as such strive to fulfill this niche in the world of mission aviation.

We welcome your interest in serving as a pilot and/or mechanic on the mission field or in participating in our effort to mentor and train future mission aviation candidates.

Wherever you are on the path of serving, Mission Flight Group will help you navigate the next step. Click the button below to reach out:

Doctrinal Statement

STAYING FUNDAMENTALLY GROUNDED

THE SCRIPTURES
We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction; that it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its manner.

THE GODHEAD
There is one and only one living and true god, an intelligent, spiritual Being, the Creator, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe, infinite in holiness and all other perfections, to whom we owe the highest love, reverence and obedience. He is revealed to us as a Father, son, and Holy Spirit, each with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence or being.

GOD THE SON
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit without a human father, born of a virgin and is truly God and truly man, that His deity is absolute, wholly unique and singular.

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit, the third person of the trinity, who is the divine interpreter of the infallible Word, who convicts the world, regenerates and indwells every true believer, testifying of Christ, energizing, enlightening and constraining in the way of holiness.

THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of Christ; that this body which was raised from the dead according to the Scriptures was a literal body consisting of flesh and bone and that He ascended into Heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God as the believer’s High Priest and Advocate.

THE WAY OF SALVATION

We believe that salvation, according to the Scriptures, is wholly by grace through faith, plus nothing. This salvation of the ill-deserving sinner is based upon the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ who became the sinner’s substitute before God and died a propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of the world.

THE FREENESS OF SALVATION
The blessings of salvation are made free to all by the gospel. It is the duty of all to accept them by penitent and obedient faith. Nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner except his own voluntary refusal to accept Jesus Christ as Teacher, Savior, and Lord.

THE SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER
We believe that all born-again persons are eternally secure in Christ since the Scripture teaches that our justification before God alone rests upon the finished work of Christ and forever remains the unchanging grounds of believer’s faith.

THE CHURCH
We believe that the church, the body of Christ, is composed of all those who have true faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The visible church, or assembly, is a congregation of baptized believers associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel, observing the ordinances of Christ, the true head of the church; looking to the Holy Spirit, the administrator, for guidance in exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in the believer by His Word.

THE EVANGELIZATION OF THE WORD
We believe in the evangelization of the world, placing emphasis upon the task of reaching the individual
with the gospel.

THE RETURN OF CHRIST
We believe according to Scripture, in the sure return of the Lord Jesus Christ, that his second coming will be a literal, bodily, personal return; that His coming for His bride, the Church, constitutes the “Blessed Hope” set before us, for which we should be constantly looking. We believe that His coming will be pre­millennial.

Ready Set Go

READY. SET. GO.

Success in missions’ aviation depends on 1) discipleship and maturing in the Christian faith, 2) understanding missions aviation, 3) a heart for people, 4) competency as a pilot and/or mechanic, and finally, 5) a commitment to a community. This happens in a process we call, ReadySetGo! Mission Flight Group has specific resources to mentor pilots and mechanics in each step.

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READY (Mission Capable)

Mission Flight Group provides short-term mission opportunities, discipleship, and flight training.

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SET (Mission Ready)

Mission Flight Group supports mission capable pilots with support raising, technical evaluation, and networking.

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GO (Operations, Support)

Mission Flight Group supports missionaries on the field with advanced training and consulting. Mission Flight Group also provides opportunities for retired mission aviators to volunteer and serve at home.

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RECENT PHOTOS.

Board of Directors

CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organization, or a government agency.

Glenn Goodman

1979 Piedmont Baptist College/Missionary Aviation Institute graduate turned full-time flight instructor, 6 years. Retired airline pilot. CFII/MEI; A&P/IA; ATP with Boeing/Airbus/Fokker/Shorts type ratings. Wife, Ava. Two sons and 7 grandchildren. Currently serving as President of Mission Flight Group.

Tim Marburger

Piedmont Baptist College/Missionary Aviation Institute student. Local businessman. PPL with Instrument rating. Several Cessna Citation type ratings. Aircraft owner. Wife, Debbie. 7 children and 7 grandchildren. Currently serving as Vice President of Mission Flight Group.

Dan Kelly

1984 Piedmont Baptist College/Missionary Aviation Institute graduate turned long term Director of Aviation Department. Former Designated Pilot Examiner, now employed by the Federal Aviation Administration. Prepared many candidates for their mission board Technical Evaluations (TE) in the C206 and C180. CFII/MEI, A&P, ATP. Wife, Sharon. 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Currently serving as Secretary of Mission Flight Group.

Mike Whicker

Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certified. Local aircraft mechanic and PPL. Homebuilt aircraft owner. Wife, Brandy. 2 daughters. FCC Radiotelephone operator.

Dan Nicholson

An East Carolina University graduate and an Evangelist’s son, Dan recently retired from a technology Sales and Marketing career. Dan and his wife Lori of 34 years live in Bixby, Oklahoma. Dan and Lori have two grown children and 3 grandchildren, and they enjoy spending time with their grandchildren, traveling and are active in their church in Bixby, Oklahoma. Dan’s life verse is Galations 2:20. Dan is the Founder and President of Sales Disciples, LLC

Chris Patseavouras

Board Member of Mission Flight Group since 2013. ATP rated pilot with type-ratings in Airbus A320/A321, Embraer 170/190, and Citation 525. Airline and Charter experience. Certified Flight Instructor (CFII/MEI). Flight school owner (2001-2005), Executive Director of Take Flight North Carolina (2009-2013). Deacon at Living Way Church. Married to Mikki Patseavouras with two children.

Tim Doggett

Veteran missionary pilot/mechanic/administrator at ACM Int’l (Alliance of Christian Missions). Served in Democratic Republic of the Congo for 15 years. Pilot/Administrator in East Africa with AIM/Air for 11 years. Samaritan’s Purse for 6 years. Part-time pilot with MFI and member development with ACM Int’l. A&P. CFII/MEI. ATP with DC-3Turbine type rating. Wife, Cheryl. 2 children and 7 grandchildren.

PAST BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Davis Goodman

Aviation director/flight instructor at Piedmont Baptist College. Founder of Missionary Aviation Institute which came to include an FAA approved flight and maintenance school and became the aviation division of Piedmont Baptist College in North Carolina for over 30 years. Avid promoter of mission aviation and the training of pilots and mechanics during and after his tenure there. USAF veteran of 24 years, recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. CFII. ATP with Citation CE-500 type rating, CFI-I. Heavenly flight May 31, 2022.

Dale Fogg

First graduate of the Piedmont Baptist College/Missionary Aviation Institute aviation program in 1978. Along with wife, Beverly, he served as a church planter-mission pilot/mechanic to outlying towns and villages of Paraguay using a Cessna 185 based in Asuncion. Returned from South America after a 22 years of ministry to serve as Associate Director of ABWE-Air at their airbase in Georgia for 9 years before retiring. Heavenly flight September 12, 2018.

Larry Belton

1980 Piedmont Baptist College/Missionary Aviation Institute graduate. Missionary pilot-Canada. Director of aviation maintenance at Bob Jones University. Program Director of Aviation Electronics Technology/Guilford Technical Community College. Recipient of the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic award. Comm/Instrument. A&P/IA. FCC. Wife: Brenda. 2 sons and 4 grandchildren. Heavenly flight July 27,2022.

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144 Ashmoor Lane
Lexington, NC 27295

(336) 407-8531