Jul 30, 2021 â 4.55pm Save Share After 32 years flying for commercial airlines, Rod Anderson considers himself one of the lucky pilots to have been stood down by Qantas. The A380 captain is still doing what he loves, albeit in a much smaller aircraft. While awaiting a return to his day job, Mr Anderson flies a Beechcraft baron two days a week for Little Wings, a charity that provides free flights to sick children and their families to and from their homes in regional NSW to attend medical appointments in Sydney. Qantas pilot Rod Anderson is flying twice a week for charity Little Wings. Â