Calling all volunteer pilots with planes. If you would like to combine your passion for aviation with your desire to help those in need, Operation Airdrop wants you. Aviation is playing a huge role in the disaster relief efforts for those directly impacted by Helene.

This week, several local pilots based at Tom B. David Airport flew in Operation Airdrop, delivering supplies to North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims.

A New Smyrna Beach pilot is working with community members to deliver thousands of donated supplies to Hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina

Over the next few days, local pilots will airdrop donations to rural communities in western North Carolina that are cut off because of Helene. Volunteer pilots flying from Raleigh Executive Jetport in Sanford plan to make several airdrops in the coming days.