First Flight on a Small Plane – From a Teen’s Perspective January 29, 2014 Angel Flight West flies patients of all ages to medical treatment. This week, we are going to focus on what it is like for a teenage patient flying to treatment with volunteer pilots. In 2013, Angel Flight West pilots flew a total of 485 flights for 172 passengers age 12-18. Some of these teens were flying for the first time with AFW and some were longtime passengers continuing their treatment. Kody took his first flig… Jill Dannis Read More »
AFW Membership Dues Policy January 23, 2014 I understand you have questions about Angel Flight West’s (AFW) membership dues policy. At its inception 30 years ago, Angel Flight West’s founders wanted each volunteer to be committed to our mission and have a stake in the organization. An important component of membership is having all who join pay a nominal application fee of $50 and then, in subsequent years on their anniversary date pay annual dues, currently… Alan Dias Read More »
What Passengers Don’t Say January 22, 2014 Understanding Our Passengers By Josh Olson Upon finding a pilot for an Angel Flight West (AFW) mission, the AFW staff frequently calls the passenger only to hear. “I never heard from a pilot, so I scraped together money from friends and family to buy a commercial ticket,” or “I started driving yesterday,” or even, “I canceled my appointments.” This type of response is really frustrating, both for staff and pilots. We… Josh Olson Read More »
Endeavor Awards: Celebrating Public Benefit Aviation January 15, 2014 About The Endeavor Awards will be a red carpet celebrity black-tie event that will honor, recognize and celebrate public benefit aviation and the good flying does. Major entertainment and dinner will fill out an evening highlighted by three awards, all supporting people and organizations that have committed resources and assistance to public benefit aviation – free flights flown for humanitarian reasons. &… Jill Dannis Read More »
Angel Flight West from Parents’ Perspectives January 13, 2014 Many Angel Flight passengers are children traveling to treatment that is not available to them locally. We’d like to share some letters that we have received from parents as a reminder of the generosity of our pilots. As one parent notes, flying in small aircraft can be a really amazing experience for both children and their parents. It also takes a huge burden off of parents seeking to give their kids access to needed m… Jill Dannis Read More »
Help support free medical transportation with a donation January 8, 2014 What if you had a very sick baby and even though life saving medical care was available, it was far from your home and your family didn’t have the resources or the stamina to reach it? Aimee, the loving Mom of a critically ill little boy, Christian, found a solution. Read her “Top 10 Reasons why we love Angel Flight West” 10.Fly with AFW and learn to say “niner” instead of “nine.” 9.Christian’s immune system is weak and a co… afw_web_admin Read More »
In the Hanger: Jill Dannis January 3, 2014 Jill Dannis Jill Dannis is one of our newest mission operations coordinators. She originally came to AFW as an intern in the spring of 2011 after seeing a job post from AFW on the Loyola Marymount University student career services website. As an intern that spring, Jill did general office work while also training to be a mission coordinato… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »