Pilot Volunteers
Volunteer Medical Provider Information
We provide free, monthly medical, dental and vision care clinics to the needy in Baja, Mexico.
Our volunteer teams of doctors, dentists, nurses, translators and general helpers need your help to travel to our clinics each month. All clinic services, medications, eyeglasses, and vitamins are provided free of charge to those we serve.
Each passenger assigned to your plane contributes to share in the flight cost. Our aircraft are secure as there are military personal at the airports. During your first clinic flight, a veteran Flying Sams ‘Mentor Pilot' will assist you with your flight planning and fly as your co-pilot to assist you with the border crossing process.
We strive to ensure that every new pilot is comfortable with the process!
Our volunteer teams of doctors, dentists, nurses, translators and general helpers need your help to travel to our clinics each month. All clinic services, medications, eyeglasses, and vitamins are provided free of charge to those we serve.
Each passenger assigned to your plane contributes to share in the flight cost. Our aircraft are secure as there are military personal at the airports. During your first clinic flight, a veteran Flying Sams ‘Mentor Pilot' will assist you with your flight planning and fly as your co-pilot to assist you with the border crossing process.
We strive to ensure that every new pilot is comfortable with the process!
Pilot Qualification Requirements:
- Private Pilot's License with an IFR Rating
- Minimum of 250 hours as PIC
- Currency to carry passengers, day and night
- Currency under instrument flight rules
Aircraft Requirements:
- Insurance with Minimum Liability of $1MM * Mexican insurance coverage
- Certificated for IMC flight, current annual.
Sample Itinerary:
Day 1 (Friday):
- Depart from assigned General Aviation airport typically early morning. Flight time ~3-5 hours.
- We will pass through Mexico airport of entry to pay Mexican entry visas and use the restroom.
- Upon arrival at the clinic airport, we will check into the hotel and have a team meeting.
- Dinner in town or at the hotel on your own.
Day 2 (Saturday):
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Bright and early departure to set up for clinic day.
- 8AM until ~ 5PM: Operate medical, dental and optical clinics.
- Lunch run for local food by one of our volunteers. Rotating lunch break depending on patient load.
- Pack up and close down by 5PM (depending on patient load, may be earlier).
Day 3 (Sunday):
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Morning departure from the clinic airport, to the Mexico Entry airport and the USA Entry airport, with expected return time to your assigned departure airport around 2-4PM.
Please review the links below or the Mission signup pages for additional information
on the Flying Samaritans, your trip and mission.
on the Flying Samaritans, your trip and mission.
We are a registered not-for-profit corporation chartered by the State of California
and granted a tax exempt status by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
and granted a tax exempt status by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Pilot Resources
Pilot Profile
- Instrument rated w/ more than 400 hours total time.
- or VFR Pilot w/ more than 600 hours total time
- US & Mexico Flight Insurance (Min: $1,000,000/$500,000)
- Add The Flying Samaritians as Additional Insurance to your policy
- Establish an eAPIS Account and Complete your eAPIS Profile
- Mexico Flight Experience Not Required - We will show you how!
Steps to be a Pilot Volunteer
- Become a member online
- Download "Waiver and Liability Release by Sams Volunteer", Review, complete, sign, and upload to the website
- Go to "Pilot Documents" and Review Mexico International Documents.
- Go to "eAPIS" Create Mexico Multi-Entry, Flight Plans & eAPIS documents.
Pay your Sams Volunteer Dues via our Secure Website Today
I have read, understand and Signed & Returned the Sams Release
Volunteers must Sign and return the Release to attend an Sams Event or Clinic Mission
I have read, understand and Signed & Returned the Sams Release
Volunteers must Sign and return the Release to attend an Sams Event or Clinic Mission
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