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FLIGHTS FOR LIFE, INCORPORATED Volunteer Mercy Pilots Phoenix, Arizona. Our Community Needs You You can Help Your Next Step. Our Community Needs You - Routine Transport Blood and Blood Products are Vital Key Blood Products have 5 Day Shelf Lives Blood Is Collected Statewide
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FLIGHTS FOR LIFE, INCORPORATEDVolunteer Mercy PilotsPhoenix, Arizona
Our Community NeedsYou You can Help Your Next Step
Our Community Needs You - Routine Transport • Blood and Blood Products are Vital • Key Blood Products have 5 Day Shelf Lives • Blood Is Collected Statewide • United Blood Services Central Processing Lab in Phoenix
Our Community Needs You – Emergencies Happen • Medical Emergencies • Traffic Accidents / Industrial Trauma • Police and Fire Incidents The Right Blood is Needed in the Right Place, at the Right Time
You Can Help! Every Day We: • Fly Blood Products from Collection Sites to the Valley • Fly Platelets from the Valley to Yuma and Flagstaff On Demand We: • Transport Blood Products to Replenish Hospital Reserves
You Can Help! Pilots and Non-Pilots are needed to perform: • Flight Missions • Schedule Coordination • Administrative and Outreach Functions • Web Support and Communications
Your Next Step! Join Flights For Life, Inc Established in 1984, We are: • Over 100 local, service-oriented pilots • New Pilots to 50+ years • Private to ATP • Owners and Renters • Cessna 150 Drivers to Transport Category Captains A Group of Volunteer Pilots -- just Like You!
In 2009 FFL Pilots will: • Fly Over 900 Volunteer Missions • Go to 25 Different Airfields • Cover 185,000 miles • Log 1800 Flight Hours • Transport 20,000 Units of Life Saving Blood • Directly Serve 6 Million Arizonans
Why You Should Join FFL, Inc. • Opportunity to Stay Proficient: • VFR Operations • Night Operations and Landings • Filing Flight Plans • IFR Practice Flights and Approaches • Improve the Public Image of General Aviation: • Demonstrate the Positive Contributions of GA • Combat the Negative News of TFR Violations and Accidents • Because It Is the Right Thing to Do! (and you feel good about flying and helping others)
We meet once a month -- • Share Information About Our Mission and Operations • “Blood Flight Lottery” to Assign Scheduled Blood Flights • First Wednesday of each Month: • 7:00 PM • UBS Facility – 6210 E. Oak Street, Scottsdale, AZ • Several Social Gatherings / Fly-Ins each Year
How to Find Out More About Us -- • Surf over to: • www.FlightsForLife.org • E-Mail to: • President@FlightsForLife.org • We welcome your questions and interest
FLIGHTS FOR LIFE, INCORPORATEDVolunteer Mercy PilotsPhoenix, Arizona THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR MISSION WITH YOU