Call For GA Pilots/Aircraft for Haiti Earthquake Airlift

[wfreestone]

BELOW IS E-MAil INFO FROM AN FBO/AIRCRAFT CLUB I RENT FROM (WHEN I AM ON TRAVEL IN THE WASHINGTON DC/MANASSAS VA AREA): From Bahamas Habitat organization, which is asking for GA aircraft and Pilots, to stage supplies to/from the Bahamas and from the Bahamas to/from Haiti.

E-MAIL INFO.
FROM A WASH DC AREA FBO/AIRCRAFT CLUB COMMUNICATIONS (Charles) E-MAIL INFO FORWARDED TO ITS RENTERS/MEMBERS.
Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 7:36 pm
Subject: Haiti Airlift
...

All pilots, aircraft owners, etc, anyone interested in participating in an
airlift for Haiti, please see below:

Charles,
As you may remember, I serve as President of a missionary flying organization
called Bahamas Habitat . Our organization launched yesterday flight missions to
Haiti to deliver supplies and evacuate missionaries via outlying airports (not
Port-Au-Prince yet) using volunteer pilots and their aircraft.

Supply depots are set up in Nassau and Fort Lauderdale. Planes are delivering
the supplies to Inagua where we did hurricane relief in the recent past. Inagua
is the Southernmost island in the Bahamas, only a short flight from Haiti. On
Inagua we have food, fuel and lodging for pilot volunteers. We can make quick
flights in and out from there to deliver the supplies and evacuate those trapped
there. Some pilots will be used jus t to move supplies to the staging point
while others will make runs in and out of Haiti.

We need planes, pilots, prayers, supplies, money and help getting the word out.
If you want to help here are the links you need.

Get the details and latest news
Subscribe to the news feed
Volunteer yourself and your aircraft for a Flight Mission
Make a Donation

Thank you for any help you may be able to provide.

Please forward this on to anyone you think might could help or be helped. Direct
any email correspondence to help@bahamashabitat.org.

Sincerely,
John

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[WebMaster]

Some of us did that for Katrina. It was most rewarding, spiritually.

[rmorris]

I was looking at making a trip over that way to try and help. Then I heard from someone connected to the State Department, that small aircraft are not wanted right now for the relief operations. Apparently there are a bunch already mobilized, and it is causing issues with the larger planes getting into and out of the area with real supplies (ie much larger than a small plane can bring) supplies, and people. Not that they don't appreciate the thoughts, but they would much rather you donate money to a reputable agency, and let the bigger planes do the heavy lifting for now.

Just passing along what I was told.
________
DODGE DART

[wfreestone]

See original Post in this thread.
Then below Link to AOPA web site article on Bahamas Habitat GA pilots and aircraft flying Haiti Earthquake relief.

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/article...ml?WT.adv=adv1

[WebMaster]

Paul Rooy and Mary Lightfine are participating in the Haitian relief efforts, sponsored by Bahamas Habitat (see above).
Good luck to you both.

[Roger]

It may very well be true that operators in other countries need to comply with rules and regulations that are different than those in the US, but that's the way it is with a lot of things. A perfect example is the ELT change. We can't fight everybody's battles for them.

It would seem that operators outside of the US should seek their own clarification or rule changes to be afforded the same protections from these onerous "recommendations" as provided to US operators.

I would imagine that as Cessna continue across all makes and models, they will eventually hit the one model that will cause an uproar casuing a change in how other countries view the implementation of these SIDS. The 337 family is too small to bring about significant change (whihc is mroe than likely why they started here).

I for one can't wait to see the 172 operators reaction

[Ernie Martin]

Two points.

1. I believe that Roger's message deals with SIDs. Perhaps Larry can move it (and this one) to one of the SID threads.

2. Roger's last point, about Cessna 172 operators, suggests that there may be benefits to an even more wholesale consolidation of all these SID threads. There are now so many of them that understandably readers may be missing points made on other SID threads. Specifically, Cessna 172s are not subject to SIDs unless in Part 121 operations, a point I made on the thread entitled "AV Web SIDS Article 12-24-09", where I pointed out that the FAA's Final Rule on SIDs clearly specifies that they apply only to Part 121 operations and multiengine Part 129 and 135 operations (see http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2002/pdf/02-30111.pdf).

Ernie

[tropical]

You can't operate a C-172 on a Part 121 certificate.

[WebMaster]

Originally Posted by Ernie Martin

Two points.

1. I believe that Roger's message deals with SIDs. Perhaps Larry can move it (and this one) to one of the SID threads.



Ernie

Turns out it is really hard to move 1 message, within a thread.
The only things I can do are delete, and repost, but then it wouldn't be from me.
I did merge all the SID threads.
Back to Haiti

I heard yesterday that the medical evac flights to the US have been suspended. Anyone know more?
What about the private stuff that people like Paul and Mary are doing. They can't haul a Haitian refugee, unless that person has a passport and visa, right. I read that on one of the FAST bulletins.

[skymstr02]

Originally Posted by larry bowdish

I heard yesterday that the medical evac flights to the US have been suspended. Anyone know more?

On the news last night, it was stated that evac flights were suspended because no one could determine who was going to fund the medical/surgical and recovery efforts. I guess that Florida was a popular destination for the refugees, but the Governor asked the Feds for money, and some one up the line said "What?"