Thursday, April 14, 2016

North To Alaska!


Good news. My helicopter left Clovis, New Mexico today! I will be following it tomorrow with more layover time than flight time. Go Alaska Airlines! First to Dallas at 0 dark thirty on Boutique Air which is a small commuter airline in the region. Then after just a bit of a wait (4½ hours) it's on to Seattle. One more four hour wait then it's on to home...Fairbanks, Alaska! I am ready. It was great to get my feet wet and start working again but it is hot here. I must be Alaskan now. 80* and I was burning up. Mosquito state, here I come. My helicopter is loaded down for bear. We have everything we need to operate in the bush for the summer. You could fit maybe one more box in the cabin but that would be about all. Such is the life of us helicopter aviation types. I've done this kind of work for so long that it just seems to be natural now. I've got a kid for my pilot this year. This will be her first real trip as a helicopter pilot out on her own. Do I have concerns with her being so new to this industry. Absolutely not! I worked with this young lady a couple of years ago when she first got her mechanics license at a different company. She was new and like any other kid she could be annoying to me. She was sharp though. She was conscientious and wanted to learn the job the right way. If anything, she was over conscientious. I ain't got a dog in that fight though. I've been that way most of my career. Although it can lead to higher stress levels, I would rather be more conscientious than less in this business. A helicopter can't pull over to a cloud and park if it has a problem. I have every confidence in this young pilot. It is going to be a good summer!


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