Editing JAARS (section)

===Aviation===
[[File:JAARS PilatusPC6 Feb2022.png|thumb|250x250px|[[Pilatus PC-6 Porter]] at Townsend Field, JAARS Center, Waxhaw, North Carolina]]
[[File:JAARS R66 Feb2022.png|thumb|250x250px|[[Robinson R66|Robinson 66]] Turbine Helicopter training at the JAARS center]]
In aviation, JAARS helps its field partners start and run local aviation programs. This help comes from training staff, setting standards, equipping aircraft, research, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jaars.org/what/aviation |title=Aviation {{!}} JAARS |access-date=2012-11-14 |archive-date=2013-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025143222/https://www.jaars.org/what/aviation |url-status=dead }}</ref>

These associates in turn offer several transportation services to a range of individuals, including [[translators]], support staff, consultants, trainers, [[Linguistics|linguists]], Christian mission organizations, hospitals, locals, and governments. These services can also include medical evacuations and disaster relief work.

JAARS' aviation partners fly a variety of aircraft, including:
* [[Bell 206#LongRanger|Bell Long Ranger]] [[helicopter]], flown by [[SIL International]] in [[Papua New Guinea]]
* [[Robinson R66]] [[helicopter]], flown at the JAARS Center and by SIL International in [[Cameroon]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=JAARS and Revolution bringing good news to Africa |url=https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/jaars-revolution-bringing-good-news-africa/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Vertical Mag |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Cessna 206]], flown at the JAARS Center and by partners in [[Brazil]], Cameroon, and Papua New Guinea
* [[Cessna 207]], Soloy Turbine conversion, flown by SIL International in Cameroon
* [[Cessna 208 Caravan]], flown by YAJASI in [[Indonesia]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lindner |first=Bill |date=2024-12-10 |title=Light-sport Aircraft Help Missionaries Reach The Unreachable |url=https://avgeekery.com/light-sport-aircraft-help-missionaries-reach-the-unreachable/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Avgeekery.com |language=en-US}}</ref>[[File:Cessna Caravan 208 JAARS.jpg|thumb|[[Cessna 208 Caravan|Cessna Caravan 208]] at Townsend Field, JAARS Center, Waxhaw, North Carolina]]
* [[Helio Courier]], flown at the JAARS Center
* [[Pilatus PC-12]], flown by YAJASI in [[Indonesia]]
* [[Pilatus PC-6]], flown at the JAARS Center and by YAJASI in Indonesia<ref name=":0" />
* [[Quest Kodiak]], flown by SIL International in [[Papua New Guinea]]<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=JAARS Receives Their First KODIAK Aircraft |url=https://kodiakcare.aero/news/newsroom/jaars-receives-their-first-kodiak-aircraft/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=KODIAKCare |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715153108/https://kodiakcare.aero/news/newsroom/jaars-receives-their-first-kodiak-aircraft/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

JAARS was one of fifteen organizations that financed the prototyping and development of the [[Quest Kodiak]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ioannou|first=Lori|title=A Turboprop Built for Trouble|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1938737-1,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813063141/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1938737-1,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 13, 2012|magazine=Time Magazine|accessdate=14 November 2012|date=23 November 2009}}</ref> JAARS also developed S-Seats, a seat for [[St-Just Super-Cyclone|Bushliner 1850]] that enhanced the crashworthiness and adaptability of the aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-23 |title=Bushliner strikes deal for seats developed by mission aviation organization — General Aviation News |url=https://generalaviationnews.com/2024/01/23/bushliner-strikes-deal-for-seats-developed-by-mission-aviation-organization/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=generalaviationnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pilot |first=Plane & |date=2024-01-17 |title=Bushliner, JAARS Want You to Pick Your Safety Seat |url=https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/bushliner-jaars-want-you-to-pick-your-safety-seat/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Plane & Pilot Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908040522/https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/bushliner-jaars-want-you-to-pick-your-safety-seat/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilder |first=Amy |date=2024-01-17 |title=Bushliner Teams Up with JAARS to Create Safer Seats |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/bushliner-teams-up-with-jaars-to-create-safer-seats/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=FLYING Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2024-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613224423/https://www.flyingmag.com/bushliner-teams-up-with-jaars-to-create-safer-seats/ |url-status=live }}</ref> JAARS also transported tons of supplies in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Helene]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michel |first=Deeandra |date=2024-10-02 |title=Local Organization That Flies In And Out Of Remote Jungles Puts Skills To Use In The NC Mountains |url=https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2024/10/01/local-organization-that-flies-in-and-out-of-remote-jungles-puts-skills-to-use-in-the-nc-mountains/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=WCCB Charlotte's CW |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003055948/https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2024/10/01/local-organization-that-flies-in-and-out-of-remote-jungles-puts-skills-to-use-in-the-nc-mountains/ |url-status=live }}</ref>