Sun, Jul 23, 2006
NAA Verifies Charity Flight Around The State
Aero-News was happy to
learn last week that the National Aeronautic Association has
certified last month's "Romp Around Wisconsin" flight to all 104
airports with paved runways in the state as a US National
record.
The final tally for pilot Matt McDaniel's and Dr. Bruce
Kaufman's day-long charity flight, which took off on the morning of
June 20 from Volk Field, was 16 hours, 42 minutes, 14 seconds.
That's the new time to beat for "Fastest Time to Visit All the
Hard Surface Public Airports in Wisconsin."
While a national record IS, admittedly, a nice thing to lay
claim to... the two men say that wasn't what the flight was all
about. As Aero-News reported last
month, the flight was also meant to raise needed funds
for the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
And how did they do in that regard?
"More importantly, as of this writing, we have raised $12,120
for the kids!" McDaniel and Kaufman (below) told ANN via email.
"I'd like to point out that that amount is based solely on
donations from private individuals (no big corporate donations or
sponsorships were involved in any way). We hope that amount
will continue to grow, as we plan to leave the information/donation
website up for the remainder of the year.
"We hope to display the aircraft ("Blue Kids One") at several
airshows and fly-in's throughout the summer and fall to continue to
raise awareness and funds for the Children's Hospital of
Wisconsin's Pediatric Neurosurgery Department," the men
added.
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