Winds of Change Newsletter, December 2005     See sidebar for table of contents

SouthWings Needs YOU!

Many of the aerial photos you see in Winds of Change and on the OVEC website are made possible by volunteer SouthWings pilots. These photos help people understand what mountaintop removal is and have appeared in numerous national publications and have been used in films and on TV.

Are you or someone you know a pilot who loves to fly every chance you get? Would you like those flight hours to benefit your community?  Then consider volunteering your skills to SouthWings and become part of the growing “conservation air force” in the Southeast.  

SouthWings coordinates a ten-state network of volunteer pilots in the Southeast to provide free flights to non-profit conservation groups, research organizations, community leaders, the media, and others.

SouthWings is a non-profit organization that provides public-benefit aviation. Our pilots donate their time and flight costs to provide invaluable perspectives of lands and waters that are otherwise inaccessible on the ground. And, volunteer pilots are able to enjoy tax-deductions for certain flight costs! (Consult your tax advisor for details.)