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Join Our Next Volunteer Pilot Info Session

Meet our team and a current AFW Command Pilot, get your questions answered, and discover what it takes to become an Angel Flight West volunteer pilot.

Date: Check back for our next quarterly info session!

Pilot Applications

Join our community of volunteer pilots and make a difference through the gift of flight. Choose missions that fit your schedule and decide when and how often you fly.

Pilot Requirements

Before joining our volunteer pilot network, you’ll need to meet FAA and Angel Flight West requirements that help ensure every mission is safe, reliable, and successful.

Pilot Safety

Learn more about the safety practices and resources that support you as a volunteer pilot on every mission.

Fly with Purpose

Volunteer pilots donate their time, owned or rented aircraft, and aviation expertise to provide free transportation for people facing extraordinary circumstances. Whether you’re flying a patient to specialized medical treatment, helping a service dog reach training, relocating a domestic violence survivor to safety, or transporting a child to a healing camp, every mission makes a meaningful difference.

A man standing in between two younger women standing in front of a small plane.

“As a burn survivor, Susy has walked a path that requires courage every single day. These trips didn’t just take her to camp; they lifted her confidence, her independence, and her sense of possibility. Because of AFW, she’s experienced unforgettable adventures, learned new skills, and felt empowered in ways that truly matter. You didn’t just give her a ride. You gave her freedom, joy, and memories she will carry with her for years. Your compassion has touched her heart and strengthened her spirit.”

– Viviana, Mother of AFW Camp Passenger Susy

Turn Every Flight Into Something Meaningful

Volunteer pilots often say these missions become some of the most rewarding flights of their aviation journey.

  • Fly on Your Schedule
    Accept only the missions that fit your availability.
  • Use Your Skills for Good
    Put your aviation experience to work helping people when they need it most.
  • Join a Mission-Driven Community
    Become part of a network of pilots dedicated to serving others.
  • Create Lasting Impact
    Every mission helps remove transportation barriers and opens doors to care, opportunity, and hope.

Become a Volunteer Pilot

If you’re a licensed-certificated pilot who values safety, service, and community, we’d love to welcome you to Angel Flight West.

  • FAA-certificated Private Pilot or higher
  • Current flight experience
  • Access to a certificated aircraft
  • Commitment to safe operations

Your Volunteer Journey

  1. Apply
  2. Complete onboarding and orientation
  3. Browse available missions
  4. Accept the flights that work for your schedule
  5. Change lives — one mission at a time

Pilot Stories

Watch Command Pilot Chris Bennett’s story of why he chose to get involved as a volunteer with Angel Flight West.

Real Stories, Real Impact

Man and woman standing and smiling in front of a small airplane.

“This was my first flight with Angel Flight West, and to be able to share my love of flying with someone for a truly higher purpose — to help someone in their time of need — made the experience memorable.”

– Brandon Carson, Volunteer Pilot

Man and woman taking a selfie from the inside of a small airplane cockpit.

“It’s easily the most rewarding thing I have done in flying, which is saying a lot because I have had a very gratifying flying career.”

– Lisa Pierson, Volunteer Pilot

Ready to Make Every Flight Matter?

Join a community of volunteer pilots using aviation to bring care, safety, and hope to those who need it most.