Angel Flight

Do you have to own your own plane for this?
yes

No, or at least no at AFSC. You can rent. 100% of the rental fee is
tax deductible.

Michael

"Michael" wrote in message
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Do you have to own your own plane for this?
yes

No, or at least no at AFSC. You can rent. 100% of the rental fee is
tax deductible.

Same for AFNE. I use rental planes for AF missions.

--Gary

Opps, I read the question wrong. I read the question as "Do you use
your own plane for this?" The answer is yes, however you don't have
troo.

HOWEVER... AngelFlight West has specific requirements for renter
pilots. You must receive a checkout from the FBO by your FBOs CFI every
6 or 12 months (I don't recall which). I never understood why the
currency requirements are higher for renters but they are.

-Robert

Beg to differ but you can rent a plane and fly an A/F mission. On topic, I
would definitely use the copilot option while I got my I/R. Angel Flight is
one of the best ways to be an ambassador on GA.

Besides, some of the best flights I've flown have been angel flights.

Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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yes (to o you have to own your plane for Angel Flight?)

George wrote:

I was thinking about jointing/volunteering for Angel Flight of Oklahoma as a
pilot.

Very nice of you.

Would a low time VFR pilot be of any use to them? I have 190 hr soon to
be 200hr, when we get some good flying weather.

I cannot comment on your branch of Angel Flight, but the two in the
Northeast US to which I belong require an instrument rating, 300 hours
total time, and 25 hours of actual instrument time.

When I had first heard of Angel Flight, I was finishing up my instrument
rating and was below the total time/instrument time requirement. However,
this became a goal for me, so I flew several times to reach their
requirements. This was in 2003.

If your branch of Angel Flight does have an instrument rating requirement,
you could still volunteer to be a co-pilot and team up with an instrument
rated pilot, or you could use this as a good excuse to get your instrument
rating.

I have flown only 3 times since
November. Because VFR flying is unreliable, I wonder if I could be of value.

I went to Angel Flight of Oklahoma web site and they said a non-IFR pilot could
act as co-pilot or fly non-passenger flight. I have 4hr of instrument training
for my private licence and I know nothing about IFR. My IFR training is "MAYDAY,
MAYDAY, MADAY" and make a 180. I can't imagine what a non-passenger flight would
be.

If you've been there - done that, could explain what I might be doing?

Again, you still could be very valuable as a pilot in the right seat. When
I fly an AF mission to Boston Logan, I prefer to take along another pilot
to assist with all off the duties and awareness in congested airspace.

There is also a need for volunteers to assist with ground transportation,
which involves shuttling the patients to the airport for departure.
However, with your piloting skills you no doubt would prefer to be in the
cockpit.

And finally, there is also a need for people to help spread the word about
AF and recruit other volunteers.

IMO, flying for AF is very rewarding and I hope you are able to find a way
to help this incredible organization.

--
Peter

Peter,
With which two in the Northeast are you a volunteer? I just hit 300 hours so
I am seriously thinking about volunteering. However, is the 25 hour of
actual (as in not simulated) a real requirement? on the Angel Flight
Northeast website they mention 25 hour in "type" but I see no mention of IMC
experience.

Marco Leon


"Peter R." wrote in message
...
George wrote:

I was thinking about jointing/volunteering for Angel Flight of Oklahoma
as a
pilot.

Very nice of you.

Would a low time VFR pilot be of any use to them? I have 190 hr soon to
be 200hr, when we get some good flying weather.

I cannot comment on your branch of Angel Flight, but the two in the
Northeast US to which I belong require an instrument rating, 300 hours
total time, and 25 hours of actual instrument time.

When I had first heard of Angel Flight, I was finishing up my instrument
rating and was below the total time/instrument time requirement. However,
this became a goal for me, so I flew several times to reach their
requirements. This was in 2003.

If your branch of Angel Flight does have an instrument rating requirement,
you could still volunteer to be a co-pilot and team up with an instrument
rated pilot, or you could use this as a good excuse to get your instrument
rating.

I have flown only 3 times since
November. Because VFR flying is unreliable, I wonder if I could be of
value.

I went to Angel Flight of Oklahoma web site and they said a non-IFR
pilot could
act as co-pilot or fly non-passenger flight. I have 4hr of instrument
training
for my private licence and I know nothing about IFR. My IFR training is
"MAYDAY,
MAYDAY, MADAY" and make a 180. I can't imagine what a non-passenger
flight would
be.

If you've been there - done that, could explain what I might be doing?

Again, you still could be very valuable as a pilot in the right seat.
When
I fly an AF mission to Boston Logan, I prefer to take along another pilot
to assist with all off the duties and awareness in congested airspace.

There is also a need for volunteers to assist with ground transportation,
which involves shuttling the patients to the airport for departure.
However, with your piloting skills you no doubt would prefer to be in the
cockpit.

And finally, there is also a need for people to help spread the word about
AF and recruit other volunteers.

IMO, flying for AF is very rewarding and I hope you are able to find a way
to help this incredible organization.

--
Peter



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Marco,
Marco,
You are correct.

http://www.angelflightne.org


"To become an Angel Flight NE PIC, our pilots must meet the following
requirements:

250 hours total time
instrument rated
25 hours in type "

My husband and I will fill in the application in the spring. Maybe
we will see you at one of the orientation meetings.

Hai Longworth

Hai,
Great! Be sure to introduce yourself if I don't recognize the name from
this group.

Marco

Longworth wrote:
My husband and I will fill in the application in the spring. Maybe
we will see you at one of the orientation meetings.

Hai Longworth

"Marco Leon" mmleon(at)yahoo.com wrote in message
...
Peter,
With which two in the Northeast are you a volunteer? I just hit 300 hours
so
I am seriously thinking about volunteering. However, is the 25 hour of
actual (as in not simulated) a real requirement? on the Angel Flight
Northeast website they mention 25 hour in "type" but I see no mention of
IMC
experience.

When I joined AFNE a few years ago, their Pilot Manual did assert a
requirement of 25 hours of IMC. I had nowhere near that, and told them so.
They said the requirement was a typo, and that the real requirement is just
for 25 hours of (any kind of) instrument time. So I've been flying Angel
Flight missions ever since (and I still have only 20 hours of IMC).

--Gary

Gary Drescher wrote:
snip

When I joined AFNE a few years ago, their Pilot Manual did assert a
requirement of 25 hours of IMC. I had nowhere near that, and told them so.
They said the requirement was a typo, and that the real requirement is just
for 25 hours of (any kind of) instrument time. So I've been flying Angel
Flight missions ever since (and I still have only 20 hours of IMC).

--Gary

25 hours seems like it would be hard to get. I have 22, and I was
actively seeking it out. There wasn't much IMC where I lived that
didn't include thunderstorms or ice.

Here, we don't get any kind of IMC, so it looks like I'll be stuck at 22
for a very long time.