Angel Flights. Tennessee.
Let’s Talk Angel Flight Missions: April was a busy month for angel flights, as I was able to meet my goal of flying one flight a week! I earned my pilot’s license when I was 18 years old. But as one designated examiner said, “What makes an airplane fly?” It’s not wings, thrust, motors, etc. it’s money and lots of it. And when you’re 18 years old, you don’t have much of that. So, I flew sporadically on and off, mostly off , until I was 40. At age 40, I started flying in earnest again, and at age 44, we bought our first airplane. A little Cherokee 180, four-passenger airplane, single-engine. I told my wife, “That airplane will serve our family for a long time, great little airplane.” Well… four planes later, here we are. The angel flights allow me to get into the air, clear my head of all the noise , think about how to fly all my passengers safely, and also be able to help those in need. W...