The newly certified Quest Kodiak is built in the company’s factory in Sand Point, Idaho, a quiet northern Idaho resort community nestled in the mountains. With a modestly sized single runway airport, the location initially seemed unlikely to me. But after I flew the airplane, I reconsidered. Forget the runway, you could operate it out of a good-sized parking lot. And Sand Point seems perfect. Remote, rugged and beautiful, it’s a great match for the airplane.
The company itself is a remarkable story. Launched to create a new, rugged, utilitarian and affordable airplane for missionary and humanitarian organizations, the company has kept its focus on the product, because the product is what it was always, and still is, all about. And the product, which is designed to help people help other people, is a real gem.
