Wed, Dec 21, 2005
Sawyer Aviation Has The Right Idea
Aero-News has learned
Scottsdale, AZ-based Sawyer Aviation is donating a portion of their
Discovery Flight gift certificate proceeds for December to the
state chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
"We want to provide a truly unique experience that gives someone
the opportunity to discover aviation and enjoy the wonderful sense
of freedom that comes from flying in a private plane," said Sawyer
Aviation President Chad Verdaglio. "At the same time, we want to
support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as Sawyer Aviation has been
a supporter of CFF for a number of years due to their remarkable
dedication to seeing that 90% of all monies donated go directly to
research and help find a cure."
The school's Discovery Flight program -- ranging from $49
introductory flights covering the basics, up to more elaborate
Explorer-level trips over the Red Rocks surrounding the northern AZ
town of Sedona (below right) -- is designed to introduce people who
may have never considered piloting -- or even flying in -- a small
aircraft the opportunity to experience the wonders of flight.
In December, those
people can take additional comfort in knowing they are helping
fight a dreadful disease.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease affecting approximately
30,000 children and adults in the United States. A defective gene
causes the body to produce an abnormally thick, sticky mucus that
clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections.
More than 10 million Americans are unknowing, symptomless
carriers of the defective CF gene, according to the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation's website.
An individual must inherit two defective CF genes -- one from
each parent -- to have CF.
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