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

Volunteer Influencers on a Rescue Mission

17 Feb 2022 · 2 min

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In this YouTube interview, private pilot and aviation journalist Annie Vogel and corporate pilot Tori Cosby discuss their volunteer flight for the nonprofit Pilots to the Rescue. Vogel explains her background as a Canadian pilot and writer for the aviation magazine Skies, and how her lifelong love of animals led her to join the mission. Together with Cosby, who flies 135 private charters out of Las Vegas, they flew from Essex County Airport to North Carolina to pick up 24 dogs—one older dog and 23 puppies—and transport them to new homes. Vogel praises fellow pilot Michael Schneider for mentoring her during the flight, and both pilots share personal anecdotes about families, jobs, and their affection for dogs. The segment concludes with a strong call to action, urging viewers to adopt shelter animals, visit pilots-to-the-rescue.org, and follow the organization on Facebook and Instagram.

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Hi, my name is Annie Vogel. I'm a private pilot out of Canada, and I'm a journalist, and I write for an aviation magazine called Skies. So I wanted to volunteer for Pilots to the Rescue because it combines both of my greatest passions. So aside from loving aviation, I have always loved animals. I love animals so much. I started to notice this passion for animals when I was really young. So today with Pilots to the Rescue, we took off from Essex County Airport and we flew to North Carolina where we picked up 24 dogs. One bigger dog that was a few months old and then the rest were puppies.
Hi, my name is Tori Cosby. I'm a pilot.
I fly I fly 135 charter, and I'm here today doing a Pilot Rescue.
I'm a corporate pilot, so I fly 135 private charters out of Las Vegas. Been doing that for about 4 years now. I wanted to join Pilot Rescue because obviously helping out innocent puppies and saving them and bringing them to good homes is very important. And then I got to incorporate being a pilot with that, so it was just a great mission and a great organization to support.
So it was really nice to experience that, and Michael Schneider was an incredible pilot, and he showed me the ropes, which is awesome. Uh, we got to have a few laughs, talk about our families, our jobs, and how much we love dogs. So Pilots to the Rescue is an organization that supports adoption from shelters. It is so important that we adopt and not buy. It's an incredible organization and you should definitely check it out. So please go to www.pilots-to-the-rescue.org and make sure to check us out on social media as well, on Facebook and Instagram.