Mission 3089 - Gladstone to Archerfield

Background

On Wednesday the 25^th of June 2008 I flew Mission 3089, making it my 94^th Angel Flight.

The mission descriptions from Angel Flight was:

SUBSEQUENT TRIP REQUEST (13^th and 14^th Flights):
A six year old boy from Calliope (Gladstone) has Congenital Cataracts and Glaucoma. He requires a three monthly review with a specialist in Brisbane.

I had flown Caleb and his family on the return of their maiden mission in April 2007

Archerfield to Gladstone

The plane having had some major surgery that had kept it out of action, this was my first Angel Flight in almost two months - it almost felt like my Maiden flight all over again.

The trip up was in beautiful sunshine with just a little haze to contend with. I passed Calliope, my passengers' home town as I descended into nearby Gladstone

The only problem was getting my passengers out of the terminal building airside. With the minor side-effect of triggering a security alarm this was quickly achieved.

Caleb's sister Shakayla took honours in the back row, while Caleb and his mum Kim occupied the middle seats. Jason joined me in the front.

Gladstone to Archerfield

Having everyone settled in we were soon on our way, heading back south. Caleb was dozing, while Shakayla was doing the same in the back.

We arrived back in Archerfield a little over an hour and a half later.

Earth Angel Dan Kennedy was already waiting, so little time was wasted getting my precious cargo off on their next leg to the doctor.

Summary

Were back on the ground in Archerfield after having

spent 3 hours and 18 minutes in the air and taxiing
consumed 187 litres of AvGas,
completed 2 take-offs and landings
covered 486 nm, 554sm or 900km

Postscript

Despite a detailed briefing from yours truly, Bill Bristow, who did the return flight the next day, also managed to trigger the alarms when he dropped off his charges.