My mate Rian and I did our first Angel Flight a few weeks back and haven’t had time to update the blog with the route so here goes. I flew outbound and him inbound so we wouldn’t break any rules (Sydneyaeros having under the 250 hours PIC they require). Mission went down like this…
Mission Briefing
A 15 year old girl from Glen Innes who is suffering from Lymphodaema and requires intensive
treatment and management over a one week period at the Sydney Children’s Hospital.
Finances are difficult for the family and an Angel Flight will help during this difficult time.

Aircraft – VH-KGH Piper Warrior

Route -Bankstown to Glen Innes
Outbound
Bankstown – Parramatta – Hornsby – Patonga – Maitland – Scone – Tamworth – Armidale – (fuel/hunger stop) – Glen Innes
Pilot – Sydneyaeros
Inbound - Glen Innes to Bankstown
Glen Innes – Armidale – Tamworth – Scone – Gosford – Brooklyn Bridge – Prospect – Bankstown
Pilot – Rian

We set out at 8am from Bankstown on a clear and sunny day via Scone and Tamworth for a fuel stop arriving 10.30 for a fuel and breakfast stop at Armidale, followed by a 35 minute flight up to Glen Innes where we arrived at 1145. Our passengers arrived at 12 and we were quickly loaded and departed for the direct flight back to Bankstown via Armidale, Tamworth, Scone and Gosford. Flight time was just over 3 hours arriving at 3.30pm.

Our passengers had done this trip a number of times and were quite comfortable in the back and slept some of the way, After completing some paperwork and taking a few photos at Bankstown, Sydneyaeros left to transfer them to Ronald McDonald house at the Sydney Children hospital at Randwick where our patient will undergo intensive treatment this week.