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…
It was 0430, sunrise was about 30 minutes away, and I checked the DarkSky app for the sixth time since I got up 20 minutes prior. “On contract” with a cherry farmer in central Washington state…this looked like the first day I would be called on to fly…
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After 9 years and just under 2300 hours flying US Coast Guard SAR, Air Security, and Training missions …I found myself looking for a new role, outside the military.
…I had to re-teach myself how to hover with my neck extended outside the door and all my usual steady reference points gone…
I still didn’t know how bad the situation was… all I knew for sure, was that if I decided not to land, no one would ever come to their rescue
…hopefully I can make a difference to the survival of wild areas… dropping off the ranger teams to keep this vast area protected from poachers…
…I one hundred percent practice the ‘dress to egress’ principle, students who have not paid heed to this, will now suffer…facing the harsh realities of a post-crash jungle survival scenario…
…good advice comes when you’re least expecting it…sometimes, the best way to get back home to your family, is to land the damn helicopter and walk…
…Sometimes you just want to watch the earth pass below your feet….
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