Michael SchneiderFounder, Executive Director & Chief Pilot aka "Top Dog", Pilots To The Rescue · Top Dog @ Pilots To The Rescue

Day in the life of a rescue pilot

5 Nov 2019 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

1:01

In this short documentary‑style segment, two pilots at Pilots to the Rescue walk through the final steps before a rescue flight. They close up the aircraft in the hangar, discuss the routine "Michael Schneider special" peanut‑butter‑and‑jelly sandwich that the crew eats before loading the canine "paw‑sengers," and describe how the dogs, once calm and settled on the flight, will be delivered to A New Chance Animal Rescue for fostering and eventual adoption. The dialogue highlights the informal, caring atmosphere of the rescue operation and the logistical flow from hangar to destination.

So here we are at the hangar of Pilots to the Rescue's official plane, and Daniel, I think it's max. I don't think we can fit anymore. So now we're gonna close up and get ready to go.
Daniel, what kind of sandwich do I have? A Michael Schneider special. It's a PB&J. Every time we fly, you bring one. I generally eat the peanut butter and jelly sandwich before We pick up our paw-sengers, paw-sengers, because we all know dogs love peanut butter, so.
Yeah, you had a good flight? They were pretty good in the plane. Most of them just laid down and went to sleep. Yeah, you were good paw-sengers. So now we're bringing them to A New Chance Animal Rescue where some will be fostered and hopefully eventually all of them adopted. Alright. You ready to go?