“How can we help?”
This phrase is common in the pilot community when someone needs help, especially when aircraft can be part of the solution. After Hurricane Helene made landfall September 26, members of the Carolina Aviators Network (CAN) turned its social media platform into a volunteer clearinghouse.
In the days immediately following the storm, nearly 6,000 national guardsmen from 11 states deployed as part of relief efforts, with the North Carolina National Guard hauling in more than 100,000 pounds of supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency by C-17…