Rotary Wing Show - Interviews from the Helicopter Industry
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RWS 37 – Tuna Helicopter Flying with Francis ‘Moggy’ Meyrick
Look online for information about helicopter operations in the tuna industry and it won’t be long before you see mention of Moggy’s Tuna Manual. Author of the manual Francis ‘Moggy’ Meyrick is our guest in this episode of the Rotary Wing Show.
RWS 36 – Survival and Rescue with John Hudson
John is the UK military’s chief instructor in Land, Sea and Extreme Environment Survival. In this episode he talks about the priorities of survival should you find yourself forced to land in a remote location.
RWS 35 – Superyacht Helicopter Operations with Gareth Ross
In terms of wealth probably nothing says you’ve made it more than owning a superyacht – unless of course its owning a superyacht with helicopter landing facilities. In this episode we find out about the section of the helicopter industry that operates ...
RWS 34 – Special Operations Aviation with Mike Durant
Flying long range assault missions at extremely low altitudes on NVGs with a cabin full of special forces soldiers is all in a days work for the men and women of the 160th Special Operations Regiment. Mike Durant was a Blackhawk element flight lead wit...
RWS 33 – Helipaddy with Paddy Wills
As a private pilot Paddy Wills wanted to find new and interesting places to fly to and explore. This involved asking around, researching locations, trawling forums and poking around on Google Earth. He thought there must be a better way so he went and ...
RWS 32 – Helicopter Flight Paramedics with Bernie Walker
Bernie Walker is a Flight paramedic working with STARS - which is the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service - an EMS organisation that covers most of Western Canada. - Bernie has been with STARS as a flight paramedic for over 16 years now and these days pla...
RWS 31 – AOPA Hover Power Blog with Ian Twombly and Markus Lavenson
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is the largest general aviation body in the United States. Hover Power is the association's helicopter themed blog covering a mix of news, stories and advice. -
RWS 30 – Touchdown Autorotation Competition and more with Jerry Trimble
With the ink still drying on his A&P licence Jerry landed a job at Robinson Helicopters and went flying on his first day on the job with Frank Robinson in R22 serial number 2. We cover several of the experiences from Jerry's career in this episode. -
RWS 29 – Ocean Rescues and a Tail Rotor Failure with Jerry Grayson
As a Royal Navy SAR pilot Jerry Grayson was involved in a number of high profile rescue missions along with the crews of the Wessex helicopters he piloted. He has written a book - Rescue Pilot - that captures many of the stories of this part of his car...
RWS 28 – Vietnam, Culture and Helicopter Company Management with David Earley
From the outback of northern Australia, to the jungles of Vietnam and the mountains of Papua New Guinea and Nepal - plus much of the US, time in the Philippines, Columbia and Russia, David Earley is one well travelled helicopter pilot. -