| Angel
Flight 1
report
by Warren Barrington Left
home 4.30 am for a 5.15 am departure. Weather was 15 knot
winds with a 3500 cloud base so I altered my flight plan to
go at 2500ft. As more than half of this trip is over water
I would have preferred to go higher, specially in the dark,
but it was not to be.
After
activating the lighting I arrived at Kimba at 6.45 am and
within 15 minutes, young Bradley arrived with his family -
father Michael, brother Ryan, both of whom were staying, and
his mother Nina and little sister Kasey who were accompanying
him on his trip to Adelaide.
I
had an Angel Bear for Bradley and his sister, so when I presented
them I looked at his other brother Ryan and said I would try
to get him one. At that moment Bradley put his arm around
his brother and said "here Ryan, you take mine and I
might get another one". It brought a tear to my eye to
see this unfortunate sick boy with so much thought for someone
else.
We
loaded up and headed back to Parafield around 7.15 am, arriving
at 8.30 am. A very smooth flight at 5500ft until forty minutes
from Adelaide, then back down to 2500ft over the water. I
landed smoothly (I knew I would one day).
When
we alighted, the press from the Adelaide Advertiser were waiting
and Nina and the kids spoke with them. Earth Angels, David
and Marg were waiting too. Photos were taken and goodbyes
were said and off they went to Ronald McDonald House with
the Earth Angels.
As
I do these trips, I keep meeting lovely people. |
