Charity Flight Assistance Needed - Oct. 22 and Oct. 23: RDU-ORF-RIC-PIT

[SkyBound]

I am assisting the Spirit of Liberty Foundation with pilot coordination for Operation Thank You - Relay in the Sky they are sponsoring to honor healthcare professionals and front line heroes.  Here is the link that explains what they are doing in more detail:

 

http://spiritoflibertyfoundation.org/portfolio-items/the-relay-in-the-sky/

 

They are looking for assistance for the following legs:

• October 22 – RDU-ORF
• October 23 – ORF-RIC
• October 23 – RIC-PIT

Is anyone interested and able to help? They are looking to confirm up to three aircraft per leg and pilots can sign up for one or more legs.

 

You can contact the can contact Dwight Wait, Director of Flight Operations directly at (619) 540-2680 or at flywait1@yahoo.com

 

Thank you so much for any assistance you are able to offer.

 

--Alex

[mooneyman]

I did two legs last week. KLOU-KFFT and KFFT- KLUK. It was a great experience!  I really enjoyed talking with the first responders. All the participating FBOs including Atlantic and Signature were awesome! Highly recommend if your schedule allows!

 

 

[carusoam]

Great pirep, Mooneyman!

Best regards,

-a-

[Seth]

Alex-

Great job on this! And for all of you that don't know, Alex flew a leg himself last weekend in his M20K!

There's a great article about it over an NBAA.

https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/safety/coronavirus/business-aviation-lends-a-hand/nbaa-recognizes-healthcare-workers-through-relay-in-the-sky/

 

-Seth

[SkyBound]

Thank you @Sethand @mooneyman and others who have contributed to this initiative! It is a unique and powerful experience during the pandemic for GA to be able to recognize healthcare heroes and first responders. 

Unfortunately they did not find anyone for these legs and had to fly commercial up to PIT and were forced to skip the intermediate stops at RDU, ORF and RIC.

—Alex