Sometime in 2019 – just before the full impact of the COVID pandemic – Barb Filkins read an article about flying for LightHawk, a non-profit that donates flights for conservation causes. While she can’t recall the article, she embarked on a mission to join LightHawk as a volunteer pilot, for reasons to be covered in her presentation.
Barb tells us about her progression in flying LightHawk missions --- emphasizing challenges in supporting wildlife telemetry. She also discusses her current missions tracking island foxes across the Channel Islands as well as future efforts to track California condors.
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Cathleen (Cathy) SteeleI have been an active CFI since 1998 and have accrued over 6000 of dual given. Previously I have been the Chief Flight Instructor at a Part 141 flight training school located at KBWI and also served as the Chief Flight Instructor at the first flight training academy in Nepal. Currently I am an independent Cirrus Instructor pilot with Platinum status.
Instructor Ratings: CFI, CFII
Location: Baltimore, MD, United States 
Contact InstructorTo: Cathleen Steele
Location: Baltimore, MD, United States