351 Pilots to the Rescue: Your Stories of Hurricane Helene Relief Missions
Aviation News Talk podcast
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4.8 • 730 Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Max talks about the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene, which resulted in at least 200 deaths, mostly in North Carolina, and brought unprecedented rainfall to the Southeast. Towns like Hendersonville and Spruce Pine received over 20 inches of rain, causing widespread flooding and isolating mountain communities. Relief efforts have been extensive, involving the National Guard, Coast Guard, and various aviation groups. Helicopters have played a crucial role in reaching remote areas, while general aviation pilots have been delivering supplies.
Listeners who participated talk about their experiences transporting essential goods, such as water and food, and detailed their experiences flying into affected areas. Organizations like Operation Airdrop and Aerobridge coordinated hundreds of flights, delivering supplies to impacted communities. The podcast highlighted the importance of working through relief organizations to ensure supplies reach those in need efficiently, and that the need for volunteer pilots continues.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a special Newsmakers edition in which we talk about the very best aspect of general aviation, |
| 0:07.7 | which is using our planes and piloting skills to help others in need. |
| 0:12.3 | Today on Thursday, October the 3rd, 2024, we have recordings and emails for many of you who are participating in the Hurricane Helene relief efforts in |
| 0:21.6 | North Carolina. And we'll also hear from spokespersons for both Operation AirDrop and Arrowbridge, |
| 0:27.4 | probably the two organizations who've coordinated the most GA really flights during this disaster. |
| 0:33.5 | Operation AirDrop tells us that they will still need pilots tomorrow Friday and possibly on |
| 0:38.3 | Saturday as well. And as of today, Errol Bridge is also coordinating flights to their Facebook |
| 0:43.1 | page. So if you're in a position to help, drop what you're doing and sign up to support these |
| 0:49.0 | very important missions to fly supplies or to help in any other way you can. You can find the links in our show notes at AviationNewsTalk.com, and at the end of the |
| 0:58.3 | episode, I'll read a list of supplies that Operation AirDrop says they still need to be donated. |
| 1:03.7 | Note also that many podcast players, like the one you're using now, support chapters and |
| 1:08.6 | photos. |
| 1:09.4 | You made out of notice that we've been using chapters and photos |
| 1:12.3 | for about a year. And today, you may want to look at them as I'll be sharing some of the best |
| 1:16.2 | photos taken by the people you'll be hearing from. Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk |
| 1:21.3 | where we talk in general aviation. My name is Max Truscott. I've been flying for 50 years. |
| 1:26.1 | I'm the author of several books and the 2008 |
| 1:28.0 | National Flight Instructor of the Year. And my mission is to help you become the safest |
| 1:32.1 | possible pilot. The last week in episode 350, we talked about the fatal crash of November |
| 1:37.9 | 831 Alpha Zulu, a serious SR-22 in the traffic pattern at Provo, Utah, and about why you don't want to fly |
| 1:45.3 | continually decreasing speed in the traffic pattern. |
| 1:48.9 | So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out at AviationNewstalk.com |
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