Compassion Flight

Compassion Flight is a term used to refer to an airplane flight provided in support of humanitarian, charitable, or public benefit purposes. Such a flight may also be called a public benefit flying mission. Both the Air Care Alliance^[1] and the Federal Aviation Administration^[2] in the United States have long referred to these types of flights^[3][4]. Most such flights are provided by volunteer pilots who are members of public benefit flying organizations, and who donate their time, flying skills, and aircraft for charitable and public service purposes.

References

1. ^ http://www.aircareall.org
2. ^ http://www.faa.gov
3. ^ See the Air Care Alliance page describing a call sign for such flights at http://www.aircareall.org/callsign.htm
4. ^ See the FAA article http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/atbarc/99-5.htm