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The flying you will get to hear about in this episode is a reminder about the difference your helicopter skillset can make to people that are in harms way, and that there is nothing quite like these machines. It also earnt those involved distinguished flying crosses.
In September 2020, the California National Guard rescued nearly 400 people trapped by the Creek Fire.
This episode comes care of Max Trescott from the Aviation News Talk podcast and was first published in 2020 while the Creek Fire was still burning. The fire took almost 4 months to be contained.
Max does a great job of editing together several interviews to capture different viewpoints of the rescue operation conducted out of the Sierra National Forest. To see the location and terrain you can review this map.
Some of the voices you hear are Col. David Hall of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, UH-60 helicopter pilot Kipp Goding and Henri Laborde, one of the rescued hikers.
Thanks to Max for re-mastering this episode and providing it for use. In this episode I also mention some thoughts about the future of the Rotary Wing Show,
Pause at 6:57 and look at the hellscape that the crews were flying into for the pickups!
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This episode first appeared on Max Trescott’s Aviation News Talk Podcast
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