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In September 1955, Saint became the first to discover a Woadani village from the air. At the time, virtually all contact with this tribe had ended in violence, and the Ecuadorian government was threatening to send in troops. And so, with the intention of being the first to make peaceful contact with the tribe, Saint began to make regular gift drops over their village begining in October of that year. He devised a special maneuver for accomplishing this feet. By letting out a great length of rope from the plane with a bucket at the end, and drawing the plane into a very tight circle, Saint could cause the bucket end of the rope to remain almost perfectly still on the ground. By this method, the missionaries were able to give gifts to the natives, and even receive gifts in return without needing an airstrip.

In September 1955, Saint became the first to discover a Woadani village from the air. At the time, virtually all contact with this tribe had ended in violence, and the Ecuadorian government was threatening to send in troops. And so, with the intention of being the first to make peaceful contact with the tribe, Saint began to make regular gift drops over their village begining in October of that year. He devised a special maneuver for accomplishing this feet. By letting out a great length of rope from the plane with a bucket at the end, and drawing the plane into a very tight circle, Saint could cause the bucket end of the rope to remain almost perfectly still on the ground. By this method, the missionaries were able to give gifts to the natives, and even receive gifts in return without needing an airstrip.

Early in January of the next year, Saint discovered a fairly wide sandbar along the Curaray River in Woadani territory. By flying low over the sandbar at a certain speed, and dropping bags of flour at regular intervals, he was able to determine its length. It was about 650 feet long, which was just barely long enough to land the plane on. And so, on January 3rd, Saint, along with four other missionaries landed at this sandbar, which they called "Palm Beach".

Early in January of the next year, Saint discovered a fairly wide sandbar along the Curaray River in Woadani territory. By flying low over the sandbar at a certain speed, and dropping bags of flour at regular intervals, he was able to determine its length. It was about 650 feet long, which was just barely long enough to land the plane on. And so, on January 3, Saint, along with four other missionaries landed at this sandbar, which they called "Palm Beach".

Their first peaceful contact with the Woadani came on January 6 when a man and two women emerged from the jungle. Saint gave the man two rides in the airplane, which delighted him. They also shared hamburgers and bug repelant with them.

Their first peaceful contact with the Woadani came on January 6 when a man and two women emerged from the jungle. Saint gave the man two rides in the airplane, which delighted him. They also shared hamburgers and bug repelant with them.