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Non Compos Mentis
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
Posts: 10,634
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Iditarod Air Force
Read an article in an aviation magazine about the Iditarod Air Force.
Local pilots, volunteering their time and airplanes to take care of the dogs.
Anytime a dog appears to be in distress pilots are quick to go pick them up and fly them to the closest vet, or even to Anchorage, if needed.
When I mentioned this to the speaker last night, he told of a pilot bringing an important celebrity (he didn't give a name, and I didn't ask) to a particular check point for some event.
During the flight, a radio call came about a dog needing help.
Pilot did a 180, landed at a small village and dropped off the celebrity to go get the dog.
Don't Care who you are, the dogs come first.
They are cared for like pro athletes.
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