Some angels soar on metal wings.

We fly patients with any physical medical condition, provided they are ambulatory, medically stable, non-contagious, non-psychiatric and able to enter and exit a small aircraft with little or no assistance. We also accept compassion flights for caregivers and family members needing to see critically or terminally ill patients.

We offer flights for anyone living in, traveling to, or through Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and The Carolinas. Destinations can be as far as 1000 miles with the help of multi-leg missions coordinated with other members of the Air Care Alliance.

Patients and/or doctors and care providers contact our office and mission coordinators to request a mission. If approved, the available flights are posted on our Flight Board via the website and app. Volunteer pilots can then choose a mission they can fulfill.

In order to serve as PIC for a mission, pilots must have at least 250 hours of total logged flight time, 30 or more hours in aircraft type, and be instrument rated and current.

There is no age limit, so long as you hold a valid US pilot's license and meet our flight time requirements.

Our pilot's aircraft range from 4-seat single engine aircraft to personal and corporate jets. Depending on the mission, we’ve also utilized 2-seat instrument-certified experimental aircraft for shorter flights

Yes. Due to changing weather conditions and in-flight safety, our missions must be flown by pilots who are instrument rated and current. Our flights are all filed under IFR flight plans and routed through ATC.

Yes. Flying clubs, FBOs, flight schools, charter & business aircraft can be flown for missions. Adequate insurance coverage is recommended.

ANGEL FLIGHT pilots and aircraft operate under FAR Part 91. Mission aircraft must be equipped and maintained in accordance with all applicable FARs, including:

• Current Annual inspection (100-hour if applicable)
• Current pilot static and transponder check
• Current ELT
• Current VOR check
• Proper weight and balance calculation prior to flight.
• IFR certified and current

We assume no liability for any actions or inactions of any person operating under our name. Pilots are required to carry adequate aircraft insurance.

Our volunteer pilots must have a current 1ST, 2ND & OR 3RD & Class medical certificate or be enrolled and current in the FAA & Basic Med program.

On a case-by-case basis, yes, experimental aircraft can be used for missions, provided it is instrument certified and adequately equipped for FAR Part 91 flights involving passengers.

Student pilots may fly with a certified flight instructor (CFI) who is an ANGEL FLIGHT approved PIC. You may only fly missions while the CFI is on board, and the PIC must retain complete authority regarding all aspects of flight safety.

You can fly missions as often as you like! Safety is our main concern, so we encourage our volunteer pilots to observe the IMSAFE checklist: Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue and Emotion.

We transport a variety of patients including, but not limited to, cancer patients, burn victims, organ transplant patients and donors, children with pediatric illnesses, diabetes patients, families dealing with birth defects, and so many more. You may even be part of any disaster relief and emergency supply flights that we are sometimes called to assist with.

Generally, you will be flying between 250 and 400 nautical miles from your home base depending on your aircraft. Some lengthier missions require a multi-leg handoff to another volunteer pilot.

No. We are not an air ambulance service, and our pilots do not provide any medical assistance before, during or after flights.

All operational costs incurred during the mission are the responsibility of our volunteer pilots. If you identify yourself as an ANGEL FLIGHT volunteer pilot and depending on the departure and/or arrival airport, there may be discounts and pilot benefits available, including FBO fuel discounts, hotel and rental car discounts and waived landing fees

Yes. We encourage our pilots to invite other pilots to assist with flight operations and patients. We do require advance notice if you intend to have a co-pilot or & right seat assistant.

No. Before their flights, our patients are required to arrange their own transportation TO the departure airport and FROM the arrival airport to the treatment center or back home.

Definitely. The safety of our pilots and patients is our primary concern. If weather conditions change, forecasts drop below your personal minimums, or if there is a mechanical issue with your aircraft, notify the office and any connecting pilots and we will make alternate arrangements for the patient.

Yes. However you utilize your aircraft, for work or pleasure, if you have time and space available on an outbound or inbound flight, please check the available missions list and combine your flight with an ANGEL FLIGHT mission!

ANGEL FLIGHT operates as a 501(c)(3) charity. Your time as a volunteer pilot is not tax deductible, however, the hourly operational cost of your aircraft is fully tax-deductible under charitable contributions.

Once you are approved as an ANGEL FLIGHT volunteer pilot, you ill be able to login to our website or our ANGEL FLIGHT SOARSTM app and view the current missions list and sign up for any available missions.

We are always looking for pilots and their aircraft to fulfill our ever-increasing list of missions.CLICK HERE to fill out your volunteer pilot application and get started!