A Day in the Life
A Day In The Life… Helicopter Flight Instructor!
…I reluctantly hop out of bed and head for the gym. If I don’t take care of myself, how can I take care of my students?
Christopher Cox
September 28, 2021
The concept behind this website is to have a “Day In The Life” description from every conceivable part of the Helicopter Industry.
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…I reluctantly hop out of bed and head for the gym. If I don’t take care of myself, how can I take care of my students?
Deep into the flooded plains of the Delta… amazed at the landscape in front of me…flying under 500 feet and sharing the airspace with fixed-wing planes
There are three large windfarms located to the north and our job was to fly the technicians there when sea conditions didn’t allow boat operations.
We complete a recon and lower our Rescue Tech (RT) to the Ship to assess the patient and get them ready to be hoisted to the aircraft. Once the RT indicates that everything is ready we move back in to pick them both up…
You never know what the day will bring when working in HEMS but there are definitely some calls that stay with you long after the shift is over…
During the summer of 2018, I was fortunate enough to fly from a 50-meter (164-foot) private yacht …departing Seattle, WA on May 1st to cruise the Inside Passage and Gulf of Alaska…
