PnP request to transport dog & cat food for NC hurricane relief

[455 Bravo Uniform]

Friday (tomorrow) we have 2 planes volunteering to transport hundreds of pounds of dog & cat food from west central Indiana to eastern Kentucky for continued hurricane relief for a shelter in North Carolina. We need another plane and pilot to transport about 250 remaining pounds (not necessarily tomorrow). PM me if interested and I can put you in touch with the coordinator.

 

[eman1200]

From where to where? I’m doing a PnP flight tomorrow.

 

[455 Bravo Uniform]

KLAF to around Johnson City, TN

 

[Racerx]

KLAF to around Johnson City, TN

Well hell, I was planning on stopping in Johnson city on my way to Daytona Monday. Looking at a machine before continuing on..but weather doesn't look like it's going to cooperate.

0a4 or TRI?

 

[455 Bravo Uniform]

0a4 or TRI?

Yep, or 0A9. Weather after Friday looks less than ideal for a while. Keep in touch if things change.

 

[455 Bravo Uniform]

Here is the new PnP posting. KSJS is a nice airport with a restaurant onsite. And you’ll be cleared through the CVG Class Bravo without even asking! We flew right over the field on our outbound leg.

https://www.pilotsnpaws.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=97418&p=461547#p461547

 

[Racerx]

Im leaving for KTRI today or tomorrow. If I leave today I'd be up for it. But tomorrow time gets too tight for me to pull off my mission.

 

[kmacht]

Wouldn't it just be cheaper and far more efficient to pack up one car or truck with all the pet food rather than send it with 3 different airplanes? Its not like the main roads are closed down and impassable. Even more efficient would have been monetary donations and just having the shelter buy the food from a neighboring town that wasn't affected by the hurricane.

 

[455 Bravo Uniform]

Wouldn't it just be cheaper and far more efficient to pack up one car or truck with all the pet food rather than send it with 3 different airplanes? It’s not like the main roads are closed down and impassable. Even more efficient would have been monetary donations and just having the shelter buy the dood from a neighboring town that wasn't affected by the hurricane.

Maybe so, but PnP is used for dog, cat, and other critter rescue. This just so happened to be a food donation that was matched by Hills. All the pup contacts (pilots and their planes) were already in place and this was just a different thing to do with our skills and planes. It was a nice day to fly, so why not.