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4. Disaster relief is nearly 24/7 work. What motivated you to put in long hours for PALS Sky Hope during the recent hurricane disasters?
My kids are the motivation behind my disaster relief work. My twins were preemies born between two hurricanes in Boca Raton, Florida in 2004. We were forced to evacuate and
The jetAVIVA team during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017.
leave them 1 mile from the coast during a Category 3 storm. After Hurricane Katrina occurred the next year, I saw a story very similar to ours and took action. The helpless feeling I experienced myself inspired me to help others.
5. There were many organizations involved in the recent disaster relief. What was uniquely impactful about PALS Sky Hope’s efforts?
The key to effective disaster flying is recognizing the critical missions and finding the right aircraft assets to respond. Having a very solid understanding of aircraft performance enables us to do missions that others are unable to fill. During disasters, we can receive hundreds of requests a day. Filtering through those to determine the ones that will have the bi•ggest impact is the most critical role of our team. We must also have the confidence of our aircraft donors. Almost every one of our airplanes flies more than one mission for us. T&T
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