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On the Angel Flight Central mission page, a volunteer pilot can review details of upcoming trips to nd one that lines up with schedule and aircraft capability.
You will need to watch the weather closely leading up to the day of your flight, especially since other connecting pilots may not have airplanes capable of flying in adverse weather conditions. Most pilots can’t fly in known icing conditions, and they probably don’t have onboard radar either. On a few occasions, I decided to fly all the connecting legs because the weather kept the other pilots from launching.
Once the planning and coordination is all done, the best part of flying charitable missions is meeting and getting to know your passengers. The wonderful people that request these missions are so grateful to the pilots for the time, energy and money that we contribute. These passengers are going through difficult times in their lives, and as volunteer pilots, we get to come alongside them and make a small part of their lives maybe a little better.
I hope this article gives you a better sense of how the process works and
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