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Doobert and Airline Employees Working To Save AnimalsContact: Chris Roy (262) 456-3344 …..
Category Archives: Pilot Lounge
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How Can I Become a Doobert Volunteer Pilot?
Dear Steve, I do have 298 hours of flying experience and I am planning to do 100 hours of time building in a turboprop which will be done in a month and after that I would be more than happy…..
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The Hardest Pre-Flight Question to AnswerThis is a post I originally wrote over on the Pilot.dog site but it is good information for all pilots, especially animal rescue pilots. As an animal rescue pilot it is easy to feel compelled to push yourself to fly…..
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Who Provides the Aircraft for Animal Rescue Flights?Steve sent in the following question. He said, "I was just wondering if I could get more information on how this all worked. I would love to fly transports but who provides the aircraft?" If you have a question you'd…..
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LSA suggestions for animal rescue flightsAnyone have suggestions on an LSA option for animal rescue flights that works? Hey fellow Doobert Animal Rescue Pilots. John in Memphis was asking us about whether any pilots have found a small tandem aircraft to work well for animal rescue…..
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PTTR featured in PetSmart Charities BlogPilots to the Rescue getting some big time press with a story and video about them in a recent PetSmart Charities blog that talks about Michael's vision for the group and how it can make a huge impact on saving…..
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Puppy Flight to Delaware – Lily, Josie, Dan, and MatteMike Marlo from Flying Mutts Rescue contacted Steve about flying four puppies up to the rescue, Bandits Place in Connecticut. There were two sets of two puppies, four pups in total, coming out of Halifax County SPCA near South Boston,…..
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The One Simple Thing We Can All Do to Help Save General Aviation for the FutureIf you've been involved in general aviation for more than a few minutes you've probably heard the grumbling that general aviation is in trouble and airports and FBOs are struggling or folding up. There is also a valid concern the…..
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How to ARF to Make the FAA HappyRecently the FAA contacted Doobert to bring up an issue with pilots using the call sign ARF as a flight designator. The issue is a problem with matching actual aircraft using the designator in flight on an IFR flight plan.…..
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How Can I Make Sure I Don’t Lose a Dog During a TransportQuestion Dear Steve, I'd love to fly animals to help Doobert but I'm worried about having a dog get loose on me and losing it. Charles Answer Charles, Thank you so much for sending me in your question. Just yesterday…..