“This is Our Last Hope” November 12, 2020 Thanks to you, many families can participate in the latest medical studies that may save their life. Eleven-year-old Mason and mom Stacey on their way for Mason to participate in a study that may save his life from an aggressive form of leukemia. (Masks were off for photo.) “My family has a mantra, it’s ‘Not cancer today!’” explained Jenn, the mother of 11-year-old Mason who is battling the most aggressive f… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
AFW Flies Brothers with the Same Disorder November 12, 2020 Thanks to you, families dealing with long-term illness can continue receiving medical care far from home for as long as needed. Having a child born with a serious disease would challenge whatever emotional, physical, financial and spiritual allotment any parent has. But, when you have two such children, it would seem like a Herculean task just to get through a day. Mom May with son and passenger Zaid who has been flyi… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
West Coast Firefighters Receive AFW Deliveries November 12, 2020 Without your support, crisis like these would be even more devastating. L: Command Pilot Levi Maaia unloading N95 masks to be delivered to Oregon firefighters. Center: Thank you to Command Pilot Louise Mateos for flying N95 masks to those fighting wildfires in Oregon. R: More N95 masks flown by Command Pilot Johannes Weis. As always when an emergency needs fast responders, you will hear the engines of many AFW airpl… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
WINGSPAN April 10, 2020 by Ivan Martinez, Director of Outreach & Wing Operations Santa Barbara Outreach Activity Report Before Command Pilot Jeff Moorhouse took the reins of Southern California Wing Leader in 2019, he was the California Central Coast Area Leader and became an outreach superstar. Mission requests in the California Central Coast had been on a steady decline and missions flown fell below the 100 missions-a-year mark… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
Mission Moment April 10, 2020 Kaylie H. Kaylie’s Command Pilot and AFW Board Member Mark Wolper. Little Kaylie is a strong-spirited two-year-old with a fiery personality and a face you cannot stop looking at. So, you would never know that she has been through a lot in her short life. Kaylie was born with citrullinemia type 1, a genetic condition that causes ammonia and toxic substances to build up in the blood. Her mom an… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
A Pilot’s Perspective April 10, 2020 A pilot’s note to the family of a passenger who has passed. By Command Pilot Alex Polvi Alex Polvi with passenger Michael on the right. I can’t imagine the grief you must be going through. As a pilot for Angel Flight West, I had the special opportunity to fly your brother from Santa Barbara to Santa Monica. Our flight is specifically memorable to me and I thought you might appreciate hearing the story. … Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
Wing Leader News April 10, 2020 by Ivan Martinez, Director of Outreach and Wing Operations Incoming Wing Leaders Hawaii – Chad Holcomb It’s my pleasure to welcome back Chad Holcomb as Wing Leader for the Hawaii Wing. Chad has previously served as the Hawaii Wing Leader in 2009 after moving to Hawaii from California. Chad began flying in the 90s, receiving flying lessons from his dad. After graduating from college, Chad obtained his pilot li… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
In the Hangar April 10, 2020 An In-depth Conversation with Adriene Rockwell, AFW Grant Writer One of three of our wonderful grant writers, Adriene Rockwell 1) So, what is your actual AFW “official” title? I am one of three grant writers on the team, along with Kathleen Masser and Kim Okamura. 2) And when did you come on board to AFW? Oh my goodness, good question. It must be 2011, because that’s how far my grant proposals go back. 3) How did you come to… Wendy Weisenberg Read More »
Ask Josh: What’s the deal with the AFW call sign? April 14, 2015 For anyone not aware, Angel Flight West has a unique three-letter call sign (NGF) designated by the FAA for handling, priority and marketing. Many pilots using this call sign have experienced some level of priority and other pilots have joined AFW after hearing the call sign used by controllers. As of January 1st this year, the FAA changed the way in which we are to use the NGF (Angel Flight) Call Sign in response to conc… Josh Olson Read More »
Endeavor Awards 2014 Recap May 6, 2014 Sunday May 4, 2014 was the first annual Endeavor Awards celebrating public benefit aviation. Over 400 guests were in attendance at the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Pavilion in the California Science Center to celebrate the good that aviation does. Highlights from the star-studded event are included below. Highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4xi78_bnJY 2014 Award Winners Jeff Hendrick… Jill Dannis Read More »
