Heartfelt missions, such as delivering rescue animals to forever homes or offering free flights for cancer patients to attend treatment, are all part of the GA community.
Tom Kenealy (left) and John McCormick get ready to depart KRME. [Credit: Lisa deFrees]
Key Takeaways:
General aviation enables pilots to play diverse and compassionate roles within their communities, going beyond recreational flying.
Pilots often use their aircraft for unique acts of kindness, such as celebratory flights for veterans, personal rescues, and transporting deceased aviators.
The GA community is actively involved in broader humanitarian efforts, including animal rescues, medical transport for patients, and emergency services.
General aviation brings us so many options when it comes to what aircraft we would choose if we could own our own. While we often talk about the airplane fitting the mission, there are multiple roles that a pilot can play in the community with the right tool.
I’d like to share a few that have recently added to my sense of gratitude and admiration for our GA family.
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Lisa DeFrees is Publisher of FLYING Media Group. She's a student pilot and has been with FLYING for 27 years. She resides in Greenville, South Carolina with her dog, Chuck Yeager.
