” How many ways to say goodbye can one man fit in a nomad life?” – Bruce Cockburn
Okay now here’s a guy you can learn a whole hell of a lot from! Keith Gill. His blog proves it doesn’t have to be a Vietnam helicopter memoir to be interesting. He has a humorous and interesting writing style. Keith started flying helicopters in 1975 and has flown just about everything in the helicopter inventory, and has flown as a civilian pilot throughout his career. He’s had almost every possible helicopter type job to fly; right now he’s helicopter firefighting - flying what they term I.A. (initial attack) using the Erickson Air Crane (helitanker) and in Greece no less. As they say, “It’s a simple program, get to the fire and put it out.”
I just spent the last couple of days reading through Keith’s blog site, and there are still quite a few posts I haven’t read. I know I should be studying for the CFI check ride, but this stuff is interesting. There’s a wealth of knowledge here for aspiring and seasoned helicopter pilots. Keith has tons of stories one can learn from; I wished I would have found Keith's blog site sooner! His blog Helicopter Pilot, will travel is a must read. I would not have known about Keith, or his blog, if he hadn’t commented on one of my last posts - Thanks Keith!
Helicopter Fire Fighting in Greece
Erickson Air Crane
Sea Snorkeling
The video cuts out about 1/2 way through, but still pretty cool to watch - from Michael Miller's page
