March 13, 2014 Photo Gallery March 13, 2014 Enjoy some photos from recent Angel Flight West missions. Jill Dannis Read More »
AFW’s First Google Hangount March 5, 2014 Angel Flight West has released its first-ever Google Hangout! This video is the first in a series of broadcasts meant to keep you informed about what’s going on at Angel Flight, as well as to provide tips and other ideas that might be helpful. Our Google hangouts are meant to be useful for a variety of audiences, so we hope there is some information that you can share with your family, friends, or passengers. Havin… Jill Dannis Read More »
Thoughts From Some of Our AFW Volunteer Pilots February 28, 2014 Our Volunteer Pilots are essential to operations here at AFW, the spinner to our propellers if you will. We simply could not provide compassionate air travel to hundreds of people and families in the West each year without our dedicated and compassionate group of volunteer pilots. We can give you dozens of reasons to volunteer as a pilot and fly with AFW, (actually more than dozens, there are about a hundred missions w… Josh Olson Read More »
Why Passengers Need Angels February 21, 2014 Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible. — Edward Rickenbacker So how are you doing on those New Year’s resolutions you made last month? Many of us decide to exercise, eat better, read more. Whatever they are, all those resolutions usually boil down to one thing: our pledge to be better in the coming year. But do we stick to them? What if instead of changing yourself,… Josh Olson Read More »
Get Out of Your Flight Rut February 14, 2014 Maybe you got into general aviation flying for the thrill of controlling your own wings. Maybe for the chance to see new places from a new perspective. Whatever your reason, you’ve logged many hours in the air and on the ground to become a private pilot, and your reward for all that work is the chance to go wherever, whenever. When you got your pilots license, maybe you were like most of us at AFW and made a list of plac… Josh Olson 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 »
The Need for Angel Flight West Medical Transportation December 30, 2013 Just like a for-profit company, the success of Angel Flight West is predicated on cost-effectively dealing with supply and demand. For us, the challenge is always having volunteer pilots (supply) available when a passenger (demand) needs transportation to medical treatment, but doesn’t have the resources to pay for it. After a period of decline, we are now seeing an increase in requests for our free medic… afw_web_admin Read More »
December 18 Photo Gallery December 18, 2013 Enjoy some photos from some of our recent missions. afw_web_admin Read More »
Angel Flight West Brings Santa, School Supplies to Utah Children December 11, 2013 The Angel Flight West Utah Wing just completed its 14th annual Santa Flight, which brings school supplies to under privileged schools in Utah. Fifteen volunteer pilots flew Santa and supplies from South Valley Regional Airport to Cedar City. Santa greets children during the 2013 Utah Wing Santa Flight ; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Post by Angel Flight West.… afw_web_admin Read More »
November 15 Photo Gallery November 14, 2013 Enjoy these photos from our volunteer pilots this week. Josh Olson Read More »
