Welcome to Northwoods AirLifeline where volunteers working together perform miracles in the sky!
Transportation With A Heart
A 56 year old dialysis patient needs to be in Madison within 3 hours on a snowy winter’s night to receive a new kidney.
A young boy’s appointment for leukemia treatments is an 8 hour drive away.
A seven month old baby needs periodic examinations for her heart ailment in Minneapolis.
A 33 year old woman injured in a motorcycle accident in Toledo is ready to come home but can’t travel by car.
These are real life problems faced by people living in Michigan’s beautiful but remote Upper Peninsula – problems which Northwoods AirLifeline was formed to address.
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Announcement
We’re excited to announce that thanks to several generous donors, Northwoods Airlifeline was recently able to purchase a second aircraft! The “new” aircraft, a 1968 Cessna 310, is equipped with two engines for added safety during our frequent Great Lakes crossings. State-of-the-art avionics have been installed, making this a pilot-friendly plane to fly, but it is not perfect. We need your help to replace the worn-out deicing boots, complete some body work, and repaint the exterior. Please consider a donation of any size to help us keep flying. > Please click here to view all options
Photo from another flight in the new airplane in August 2023. Jesse and co-pilot Brandon in the front and passenger Pam in the back.
Elf
After learning that “Elf” was Senya’s favorite Christmas movie, NWALL pilot Eric Sibley made her day by dressing as Buddy the Elf when he picked her up after a long hospital stay.
Talk about going above and beyond! We love what we do!
Update from Tom Sullivan
I’ve done one Northwoods Airlifeline (NWALL) flight (this spring) since our Xmas excitement. Flying has been a bit less enjoyable or interesting. I let some time pass and worked on getting ”back on the horse”. Flying to Asheville for a Lancair Convention in early October was “pushing myself”, to be honest, but it went well.
Last week I flew with Bruce Rutter to get completely IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) current. I felt quite a bit better after that.
Today I flew my first NWALL Flight in my old (new) airplane, N1017L, a Mooney Rocket. I took Zach (Lisa Tedeschi Berlinski) down to Milwaukee and back. The poor guy got non-stop “play-by-play” updates of every aspect of the flight, but I think he enjoyed it (and it certainly made the trip seem shorter).
Today clearly was the turning point for me realizing how much flying, and helping others with my airplane, means to me!!!
I’m back!!!!!!
Tom
CONTACT
24 Hour Emergency Line
1-800-311-1760
Northwoods AirLifeline
PO Box 2973
Kingsford, MI 49802-2973
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