One of the ongoing bright spots in the world of public perception of general aviation is the growing recognition that pilots are quietly volunteering their time, skills and aircraft to make flights that benefit others. The purposes of the flights vary widely-they may help many people at once, such as through documentation of environmental degradation, or one person at a time, as when a patient is given free transport for medical treatment, or a Civil Air Patrol volunteer pilot searches for a downed airplane or missing person; they even help non-humans as organizations transport abandoned pets at risk of being euthanized to adoptive homes.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/air-care-alliance-the-voice-of-public-benefit-flying