Missions 3193 and 3194 - Archerfield to Theodore

Background

On Tuesday the 22^nd of July 2008 I flew Missions 3193 and 3194, making them my 96^th and 97^th Angel Flights.

The mission descriptions from Angel Flight were:

Mission 3193 - INITIAL TRIP REQUEST:
A seventy five year old gentleman from Theodore has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He requires radiation treatment in Brisbane and has no other means of transport to make this appointment
Mission 3194 - SUBSEQUENT TRIP REQUEST (5^th and 6^th AngelFlight)
An eighty year old man from Theodore has been diagnosed with ischemic heart disease. He has had a pacemaker implanted as well as valve replacements. He is required to attend specialist appointments in Brisbane for ongoing treatment and review.

I had flown Roy previously on Mission 2620 in February

Leg 1: Archerfield to Theodore

Earth Angel Rick Ralph was first to drop off Ted, even before I had completed the pre-flight inspection. About twenty minutes later Deborah Vincent arrived to drop off Roy.

Roy opted for the back seat, while Ted settled for the front.

We had a solid overcast and spent the better part of two hours battling the headwinds up north. As we neared Gayndah we entered this cloud and did not re-emerge until descending though 5000'.

Nonetheless we arrived as advertised to find a veritable welcomming committee to greet us. The two Juanitas were there again for Roy and Teds family also turned out in force.

Leg 2: Theodore to Archerfield

Having posed for a few happy snaps, I fired up again and spent a little over one and half hours heading back to Archerfield.

With a tailwind this time, I touched down after one and a half hours, the last hour being spent in darkness.

Summary

I was back on the ground in Archerfield after having

spent 3 hours and 30 minutes in the air and taxiing
consumed 196 litres of AvGas,
completed 2 take-offs and landings
covered 458 nm, 527sm or 848km