"NW_PILOT" wrote in message ...
The way I see angel flight is like having to pay a member ship fee to
volunteer in a soup kitchen when your providing the soup. A company with
good intentions.

Very few of the pilot members ever fly missions. There are a huge
number of pilots that just want to be members. Also, they really do
need some way to pay for the office. It comes down to the fact that
they ask for it and the existing pilots don't complain. From their
point of view there is no reason to change. I get mine waved because
I'm a checkout CFI (or whatever they call it now). However, I still
send them $40 or so every year because they are a good org.

-Robert