Category: Pilot View
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Pilot View: Searching Frozen Lakes for Stranded Loons
An early, rapid freeze on Lake Winnipesaukee raised concerns that loons could become trapped by ice before migrating south. A LightHawk survey flight found no stranded birds, a welcome sign that the loons had already moved on to warmer waters. Photo by Harry Vogel. The Issue Loons are built for water, not land. Their legs…
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Pilot View: Flying Utah’s Red Rock Country for Conservation
LightHawk partnered with Rig to Flip, a group that produces amazing videos about Western rivers, to fly 7 people to see the potential impact from mine drilling operations next to the Green River near Moab and Arches National Park. The passengers included photographers, Trisha Hedin from the County Commission, and a social media influencer, Western…
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Pilot View: Flying Gray Wolves to Colorado for a Historic Reintroduction
LightHawk CEO Jim Becker helps Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff unload a gray wolf following its flight to Colorado, part of the state’s historic effort to return the species to the wild. Photo by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. A Wolf Transport Mission – The Pilot’s Perspective Mission Planning The mission was to transport 15 gray…
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Merry Schroeder Awarded NAA Distinguished Volunteer Pilot Award
LightHawk is proud to share that Merry Schroeder, a steadfast Volunteer Pilot, Board Member, Donor and all around LightHawk champion was recently selected as the 2018 National Aeronautic Association Distinguished Volunteer Pilot. Merry will be presented this award on 27 November at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia at a formal dinner. Merry’s friends and family will…
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Pilot View: Why do people stay around LightHawk so long?
A while back I was walking through the Novato, CA airport when a corporate jet pilot and I shared a glance. “Hey, LightHawk! I know them,” he said, gesturing to my prized LightHawk jacket. He regaled me with stories from his time flying for LightHawk back in the early 1980s when we employed staff pilots.…