A Private Angel In the Sky

Article from Brookfield Aviation

Cassius, a 1 year old baby was born with a rare condition, he needed to be transported from his home in Florida to the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia. The mission was to prepare him for a transplant that needed to be performed almost immediately, Cassius needed to receive a stem-cell transplant (or commonly called Bone Marrow transplant) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

After the news, Mr Dreaper, Cassius’s father, decided to contact few airlines to transport his kid but commercial flight was not an option given Cassius’s fragilemedical state and the COVID-19 pandemic, which could have worsened his situation. Unfortunately for these types of cases, commercial air travel is not a safe option given the presence of pathogens in public spaces.

An ambulance could have been a second option but almost 16 hours from Pensacola, Florida to Philadelphia up north could also have been extremely risky for his condition… continue reading here

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When Mark Pestal was a youngster growing up under the approach path to runway 12 at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB) in Omaha, Nebraska, he had no way of knowing that his interest in aviation would take him where he is today. His passion for flight increased dramatically as a 7 year-old when a neighbor and he went on an introductory flight in a Cessna 152. When Pestal arrived at the University of Colorado in Boulder to pursue a degree in Business, he fell in with several roommates who shared his interest in aviation. There Mark began taking lessons, eventually soloing in a 152 in 1982… Finish reading the article here