The Flying Doctor

Back in June, I started this blog with a post entitled "Convenience of an Airplane" -- it was meant to highlight how I actually got to use an airplane for something other than training or flying from Point A to Point B for the sole purpose of conducting the flight.

And, recently, NBC's Today Show featured an "American Story" on exactly that topic. It profiled an Idaho doctor who flies a Cessna 210 out of Hailey to some of the most remote areas of Idaho to see his patients. You can watch the story here. Now, that's a powerful video story detailing how General Aviation is Serving America! It's one of the few stories in the media that portrays GA in a good light -- a portrayal which it desperately needs now that there is talk in Congress of user fees, avgas tax hikes, etc.