AFW Safety News December 10, 2020 Winter is coming! By Rich Pickett, AFW Safety Officer While it is difficult to realize that winter is coming here in San Diego, I sometimes encounter actual snow or ice on a runway! I thought it might be nice to share some pointers, especially for those pilots who don’t normally operate under these conditions. Having lived and flown in the Rockies, Cascades, and back East, winter flying can be an adventur… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
WINGSPAN December 10, 2020 Joining the Search: National Disaster Search Dog Foundation & Angel Flight West by Ivan Martinez, Director of Outreach & Wing Operations From Left to Right, AFW Command Pilot Michael W. and his mission assistant, Director of Canine Operations Tracy Darling, Director of Canine Recruitment Sylvia Stoney, search dog Harley and SDF Founder Wilma Melville. So Cal Wing Leader Jeff Moorhouse knows a great out… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
In the Hangar December 10, 2020 Dana Tankenbaum, AFW Volunteer Intern Angel Flight West welcomes our newest intern Dana Tankenbaum. Dana works in the office as a volunteer scheduling social media posts, reviewing mission photos submitted to us from our volunteer pilots, entering various data, and occasionally answering calls if the Mission Ops team are on the phone with other callers. Dana heard about AFW through the UCLA version of the career… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
Inside Mission Coordination December 10, 2020 Powered with Gratitude by Alexandro Ramirez, Mission Operations Coordinator Gratitude is the avgas that fuels Mission Operations at Angel Flight West. We are the fortunate few who spend a significant portion of our workday receiving gratitude from the people we most frequently connect with—medical professionals, passengers, and our beloved volunteers. In turn, we harness this positive energy and spread it a… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
From Cheri’s Desk December 10, 2020 Ending the Year on a High Note As we roll into 2021, I can’t help but reflect on the crazy year behind us. The impact of COVID-19 will be with us for years. While things are different, our focus has been on continuing to carry out our mission – helping those in need of essential medical treatment, one by one! Except for a brief pause early on, we continue flying passenger missions, while also flying family comf… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
Spotlight on an Angel December 10, 2020 The Final Mile By Isabel Sotomayor, Mission Operations Coordinator It’s a special feeling getting to come to a job knowing that the people you work with share your same passion and care just as deeply about helping others. In a world that can sometimes feel overwhelming, disappointing, and sometimes downright unfair, I’ve found it so important to pay less attention to the bad and more to the good. How lucky I am to see s… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
