Watching the world upended by the pandemic, you felt useless not knowing how to help, despite desperately wanting to. Then you caught wind of the perfect opportunity: a humanitarian aid organization was organizing a GA airlift of personal protective equipment to several islands in the Caribbean. Helping mankind … Caribbean … you quickly pledged the support of your trusty old Cessna 210.
That’s how you found yourself en route from Grand Turk to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands with your back seats replaced with a bunch of boxes containing masks and face shields. It has been a long day of flying after loading the cargo at Atlanta, and a mixture of awe and apprehension strike as the sun sets behind you halfway to St. Thomas. You’re in severe clear and the lack of moonlight over the water gives you the feeling of flying through outer space. However, receiving the St. Thomas ATIS is a bit less inspiring.
