He waka paetara waewae whakamahinga he waka tūmatanui e hangaia hei rapu, hei hāpai i te waewae whakamahinga mō ngā kaihiko manu, pēnei i te waewae jet ki ngā aerotama hei whakatīmata i te waewae o ngā motokā manu. Ka noho nui rawa ēnei waka paetara i ngā toto waewae whakarato i hangaia mai i ngā rauropi matangaro, matapouri, pēnei i te porohiwhiwhia inoi rānei, hei tiaki i te waewae i te wā e hoki ana. He mea whakarite hoki ki a rātou ngā pūnaha matataki tino tika hei whakamātau i te rahi o te waewae e whakahokia ana, nō reira kaore i te whakarereke i ngā momo iti iti e āheinga ana ki te kawe huarahi me te haumaru o ngā motokā manu. Hei tirohanga whakamua, ka whakauru ngā whakaaetanga haumaru, pēnei i ngā puaka whatiwhati take, ngā pūnaha tukutuku ahi, me ngā tūtohitanga iraetihei hei whakamutu i ngā take whakapiri ahi. Nā te mea nei, ka whaihere ngā waka paetara waewae whakamahinga i ngā tikanga tino whakamārama o te ao me ngā tikanga whenua e pā ana ki te kawe, te rato, me te hāpai waewae, hei tiaki i te taiao me ngā kaiwhakawehi katoa i roto i te mahi.