Buddy Moves to Chicago

After a week of skiing with my kids, I had a bit of a flying jones. Another doggie rescue flight was just the right fix.

This little pup ended up in a bad situation when he was no longer welcome in his home. So, off to the animal shelter he goes. Once again, an amazing network of people came together to find a new home for Buddy. Jacolyn Dadles contacted me via the Pilots N Paws website to get the ball rolling.

I left Memphis at about 0730 this morning, arriving about an hour and a half later at the airport in Wetumpka, Alabama. Mary Bray brought Buddy to me having rescued him from his uncertain fate. Buddy seemed a bit frightened at first, but settled down during the flight. He was a pretty good co-pilot, accepting treats and letting me pet him through the bars of his cage.

Enroute to Bowman Field in Louisville, I passed right over my birthplace of Gadsden, Alabama, "Queen City of the Coosa Valley."

Being from Alabama, I doubt that Buddy has seen much snow. This nice man at the Louisville airport FBO walked Buddy around for a bathroom break before his continuing journey to Chicago.

Elizabeth O'Connell had volunteered to foster Buddy if necessary, but Paul Berliner was able to make the trip from Chicago to Louisville in his Cherokee to meet me so that Buddy made it all the way to his new home in one day.

After refueling, I took off for Memphis. It was nice VFR weather the whole trip - not a ripple in the air the whole way. I got back a little before 3 in the afternoon. Tomorrow, it's back to work for six nights in the E.R.