Christopher C. Stacy ) wrote:

Angel Flights are not usually emergency "Lifeguard" flights are they?

Not a normal Angel Flight, no, but Angel Flight Northeast does coordinate
Lifeguard missions. These are typically are organ transplant recipients
and their exact departure dates are unknown.

As pilots, we receive a request from AFNE that an individual is on the list
of recipients and the request states the departure and arrival cities. The
request also specifies a travel time limit, usually four to six hours.

We then calculate how long it will take us to arrive and prep the aircraft,
fly to the patient, then fly the patient to the destination city.

AFNE will compile the list and send it the patient. When the patient is
notified of an available organ, s/he starts at the top of the list and
calls for a flight.

Interestingly, at this time there are a few outstanding organ transplant
flights to Boston. I would certainly hope that if an organ becomes
available during this convention, the GA aircraft will have no trouble
transporting the patient to Logan Airport.

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Peter














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