SUBSEQUENT TRIP REQUEST: 7th and 8th flights.

Three year old Poppy from Coffs Harbour has Ataxia, a progressive uncoordinated mobility and movement disorder. Her symptoms are more severe after long journeys, such as in a car.

This Angel Flight was for appointments with specialists in Newcastle.

Read about a previous mission for Poppy (M1743)

Peter Driver - Pilot

Tony Petersen - Earth Angel
(Tony's 1st & 2nd Angel flight)

Angel flight 1& 2 by Peter Driver
This is Peter's 14th and 15th Angel flights

Comment by Peter

"A most enjoyable flight.Poppy is a really cute three year old with an engaging smile and lots of energy.Once airborne however, she slept peacefully in her portable car seat.

Tony, Poppy and her mum Katrina, Peter and his wife Julie.

Her mother Katrina also enjoyed the flight. As there was a strong south easterly wind and some turbulence forecast ,we elected to fly along the coast and the flight was quite smooth.

Peter, Katrina and Poppy

Earth Angel Tony was there to greet us and was most helpful in assisting all of us with his knowledge of the Maitland area.

The return flight was very similar.This time we had a strong NW breeze and our ground speed was a little slow but we all had another enjoyable flight.

Poppy with her friend

The good news from the doctors is that Poppy has shown some improvement in her condition.This is always very welcome to all concerned and we all wish Poppy and her parents more heartening news for their wonderful little daughter."