Credit where much credit is due:

These folks have been doing yeoman service in rescuing people from New Orleans and taking them to where they need to go, often reuniting families. Saw something about them on the tube last night. As I understand it, this is a group of private plane owners (mostly small planes like Cessnas, Navions, etc., usually four-seaters) who are shuttling back and forth from the New Orleans area to other parts of the country. A few charitable organizations, such as McDonald House, help to support what they're doing, but for the most part, it's on their own dime. Private citizens.

Angels indeed!

I guess they've been around for awhile. Most of what they do is provide transportation for people who need emergency health care, and for other emergency needs. They've made themselves available to aid in the current situation. Info on their web site.

Don Firth