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16-Year-Old Pilot Flies Coronavirus Protective Gear to Hospitals in Need
April 26, 2020
Wheels up, help is on the way. TJ Kim, 16, is flying life-saving personal protective equipment to rural hospitals in need. The teen, who lives in McLean, Virginia has had much of his life upended by the coronavirus pandemic. "Everything was kind of taken from me, lacrosse season ended, the school year is effectively over, and all I really had left was flight training," Kim said. So he's making every lesson count by gathering up PPE during the week and flying it to small hospitals.