Suggestions for rescues requesting flights

Guidelines and tips from Pilots N Paws members to help with rescue transports.
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lt4247
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Suggestions for rescues requesting flights

Post by lt4247 » Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:01 am

Suggestions for rescues requesting flights:

1 - BE READY TO FLY. If you are going to post here and request flights be ready BEFORE posting. You will most likely get a reply within a few hours and that is not the time to start putting together your details/plans for the flight. Do all you can do before posting to maximize your possibility for success. Have your dog ready to go and please keep delays to a minimum.

2 - Monitor your post, private messages, and emails. We as pilots are generally busy with other things like business, work schedules, family etc and have to schedule in your rescue flight. If we contact you back following a request, we expect a prompt response. Prompt communication will allow us ample time to consider, plan and schedule your proposed flight. Example: If you contact us for a flight request on Friday via email and want a flight on Sunday morning please don't wait until Saturday night to respond back to our offer. This does not allow us ample time to prepare and you will probably be denied.

3. Provide requested details promptly. Answers are used to determine if flight can happen. Generally we as pilots will want to know things such as:

- What is traveling with the dog. Crate included? Collar/chain and lead? Food, accessories, etc.
- Weight of the dog, crate and everything being delivered for the flight. At least the correct weight of the dog.
- Is dog crate shy? ANY aggressive behavior? Special requirements (usually medical)?
- Reciever's name and cell phone number.

4 - Be flexible about where the dog is to be delivered and picked up. You may have some ground transport involved to meet the pilot/AC at the airports.
J.R. Lane
Thomasville, GA - KTVI

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