Alexandro Ramirez, AFW Earth Angel Coordinator July 9, 2021 “We had no idea how we were going to make it San Francisco.” “This was going to be a 12-hour drive each way for our family.” “I’m going to have to sell my house.” “I can’t keep asking my friends and family for more money to cover my trips.” Every day we receive phone calls from people who feel that they’ve run out of options. There’s always a unique tension on the other end of the line, and in the caller’s tone of voice, you can hea… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
Wingspan July 9, 2021 Ivan Martinez, Director of Outreach & Wing Operations As many of you may know, a Wing Leader is a volunteer role taken up by a dedicated and passionate individual who steps in to lead their respective Wing and team of volunteers. For the Northern California Wing, Bob Strawn has been that amazing individual. Bob has orchestrated several patient, provider, and pilot outreach activities throughout the state that… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
From Cheri’s Desk: Kicking off Camp Season July 9, 2021 Camp season started this year with a bang as Champ Camp returned! And what a joyous event it was for campers, counselors, pilots, and the Mission Ops staff. While those watching from the outside may have thought the staff was buried in craziness and chaos (and they would have been right!), the truth is we were so energized to be back making sure that 35 campers and two counselors-in-training made it to Wonder Valley near… Cheri Cimmarrusti Read More »
AFW Safety News: Logging Cross-Country Time July 9, 2021 Logging Cross-Country Time It is probably easier to navigate through the fog without instruments than trying to determine how to log cross-country time. How you classify your flight time as cross-country depends upon the context of its use. As the FAA has written before, there are multiple ways to define the logging of cross-country time. First: The FAA defines cross-country ti… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
Spotlight on an Angel July 9, 2021 Ramiro O. Passenger Ramiro with AFW Pilot Ajay Kishinchandani Sandra and Ramiro’s first flight anywhere was on a commercial airline to Florida for a vacation. Sandra has claustrophobia. Her only thought as they waited on the tarmac in a plane that was delayed for a reason she can’t remember was that she “was going to die.” She didn’t really ever want to fly again. Fast forward to her first flight with AFW to Seattle for… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
Inside the Hangar July 9, 2021 Kaitlyn McQuown, AFW Communications Manager A new Communications Manager at Angel Flight West has just landed! Meet Kaitlyn McQuown, who joined the AFW team on June 24. She first became aware of Angel Flight through her work as Communications Coordinator at The Painted Turtle, a medical specialty camp, some of whose campers arrive via AFW missions. Struck by the breadth and importance of Angel Flight’s wor… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
