Angel Flight

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

George
If you request flight following, can you really "slip the surly bonds of earth"?

We do have VFR pilots fly. During the winter we usually try to get IFR
backups. However, I think the minimum hours is 250 to be a Command
PIlot. The rules for us out West may be different though.

On the Angel Flight of Oklahoma web sight http://www.angelflight.com/ all they
say is "To carry passengers, the pilot must be instrument rated and current."

George

On 12 Jan 2006 10:42:46 -0800, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:

We do have VFR pilots fly. During the winter we usually try to get IFR
backups. However, I think the minimum hours is 250 to be a Command
PIlot. The rules for us out West may be different though.
George
If you request flight following, can you really "slip the surly bonds of earth"?

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in
oups.com:

We do have VFR pilots fly. During the winter we usually try to get IFR
backups. However, I think the minimum hours is 250 to be a Command
PIlot. The rules for us out West may be different though.


Angel Flight West does not require an IFR rating.

--
Marty Shapiro
Silicon Rallye Inc.

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I'm a pilot for Angel Flight Central. I believe (when I joined) you needed
200 PIC. No IFR required. I looked at LifeLine pilots, also. I don't think
they required an IFR rating, but they wanted 250 PIC. I was right at the 200
mark, so I joined AFC.

I think it is kinda weird that the different regions have different
requirements.


"Marty Shapiro" wrote in message
...
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in
oups.com:

We do have VFR pilots fly. During the winter we usually try to get IFR
backups. However, I think the minimum hours is 250 to be a Command
PIlot. The rules for us out West may be different though.


Angel Flight West does not require an IFR rating.

--
Marty Shapiro
Silicon Rallye Inc.

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"Steven Barnes" wrote

I think it is kinda weird that the different regions have different
requirements.

Not really, IMHO. Different weather, different terrain.

It is all about acceptable risk, and the ability to complete the mission a
high percentage of the time.

Some places, without IFR, you will be on the ground 3/4th's of the days;
others, you will be in the air 3/4th's of the days (or more) with VFR.
--
Jim in NC

I thought that's what I just said.

"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

I thought that's what I just said.

No need to be rude. There could be any number of reasons why your post did
not end up on his server.

--
Peter

Robert M. Gary wrote:
We do have VFR pilots fly. During the winter we usually try to get IFR
backups. However, I think the minimum hours is 250 to be a Command
PIlot. The rules for us out West may be different though.

Do you have to own your own plane for this?

yes