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look at the chart included with this article for a listing of several of these organizations across the country.)
Most charitable flight organizations will have minimum logbook requirements for their registered pilots. Since you are flying a high performance or turbine-powered airplane, you probably already meet those requirements. As an example, Angel Flight Central requires at least 250 hours plus a commercial license, or 500-plus hours if you don’t have a commercial license. Having your IFR qualification is probably a good idea as well, but not all the organizations require it.
Once you are registered as a volunteer pilot, you will go through a phone call orientation from the organization’s flight coordinator, helping you get ready for your first flight. I also recommend finding an experienced pilot in your particular charitable organization to go with you on your first flight, just to make sure things go smooth and to take away some of the pressure of your first charitable flying experience.
Once your flight is scheduled, you will need to coordinate the flight details with any other connecting pilots on each mission, as well as the passengers. Flights are sometimes made up of two or more connecting legs, with each leg typically planned for 250 to 400 miles each. In your case, however, you may elect to take more than one leg of a mission since your airplane can cover more ground, at faster speeds, than the typical planes used for these missions (think Cessna 182).
Next, you’ll want to call the FBOs that you plan to use along your route of flight to let them know you are coming so they can be ready to assist your passengers when you arrive. Many FBO’s across the country will offer a fuel discount for charitable missions, so make sure to ask the folks behind the counter if they will offer you a discount should you decide to take on fuel.
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