Most helicopters for rent in Hawaii are grounded and the flight insurance suspended due to the 99.99% drop in tourism. The only helicopter I could rent was the “Hawaii News Now” (NBC affiliate) ship operated by Mauna Loa Helicopters.
Went out and practiced autos, run on landings (getting ready for Summer DA) and received a couple of hours of ground school. I had a very good female instructor that listened to all my old stories of flying SAR in Hawaii. Very patient.
Flying a helo is about as close to cowboy “stuff” as I can get on the island...
Join me for the below video...”I want to be a heli cowboy baby (Paniolo) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy#Hawaiian_Paniolo
“...I want to be a heli Paniolo baby...”
Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:39 pm
CFII, MEI, CFISES, ATPME, IA/AP, RPPL, Ski&Amphib ops, RHC mechanic cert, RHC SC— 3000TT
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