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Old May 5th 07, 08:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Vaughn Simon
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Default Long Angel Flight tomorrow


"muff528" wrote in message
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For pilots who fly primariliy for enjoyment (ie: you don't fly mainly for
business
purposes or transportation, etc.) I'm sure that the number of hours you can
fly
is constrained by time or budgetary considerations whether you are an owner
or renter. So, I wouldn't think that donating some of your flying time to such


Assuming that your Angel Flight expenses are deductible, a flight should be
considerably cheaper than an equivalent $100 burger flight.

That said, as a VFR pilot I would not want anyone's medical care to depend
on me actually getting to any particular destination on any particular schedule.
It seems like 30 to 50% of my burger flights are aborted or vastly modified due
to weather.