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  • Jay exits the Caravan after arriving back home in Arua.
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  • Pilots take the newly refurbished Caravan on training flights on an airstrip just south of Nairobi.
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  • Jay and his colleague Mike perform maintenance on the 206. Both live in Arua and run the AIM Air Uganda outpost.
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  • Curious residents of Akot take shelter from the heat. Temperatures regularly reach in the upper 30s.
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  • Curious children inspect the 206 in Nagishot, South Sudan.
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  • Using high-frequency radios, the pilots are able to communicate across vast distances to cooridinate landing times and get updates on runway conditions.
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  • The sun breaks through the clouds in advance of an early-morning flight from Arua to Yida, South Sudan.
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  • Mike pushes the 206 into position on the apron.
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  • The engine of a Cessna 206.
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  • The shadow of the 206 upon approach to Akot.
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  • Cockpit controls in a Cessna Caravan.
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  • Clouds form over Yei, South Sudan as the local kids greet the plane.
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  • Mud splatters the windscreen on a landing in Pibor. Pilots need good judgement, as remote airstrips do not have regular upkeep and can become dangerous to land on, especially in the rainy seasons.
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  • A Cessna Caravan is silhouetted against the clouds on a training run outside Nairobi, Kenya. The plane just returned from South Africa, where a new engine was being installed.
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  • Kids run down the main street of Nagishot. Due to it's remote location, the village is highly self-sustainable and outside development hasn't overly influenced the area.
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  • Curious residents of Akot take shelter from the heat. Temperatures regularly reach in the upper 30s.
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  • Children in Lokitok, South Sudan watch as an AIM Air plane approaches.
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  • The AIM Air Hanger at Wilson Airport in Nairobi. AIM Air operates close to a dozen aircraft and employs many staff.
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  • Children crowd near the landing strip in Akot, South Sudan. The small village has a grass runway and is used frequently by AIM Air pilot to refuel.
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  • As there are no official airports in many locations, pilots will use natural objects such as rocks or bushes as runway distance markers to judge safe takeoffs.
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  • Jerry pumps fuel, watched by locals in Nagishot.
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  • Jay preps for takeoff at Wilson Airfield in Nairobi.
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