I found my new love.......

Did a lift job this afternoon in ENGINE 58. It was awsome! I flew from the right seat this time. I haven't flown the 58 very much lately and I usually fly from the left seat with our chief pilot. It was really rewarding to finally get into the right seat and be able to fly a lift job. I had 22 picks, six of them weighing 3500 pounds. It was quite the challenge. It's been very different going from a little astar on the forest with very few missions long lining to now flying big machines doing precision lift work. It's truly rewarding. The job was down in Indio, just south of Burmuda Dunes. It was for a new Target. I really enjoyed flying that helicopter on the lift job. It flies sooooo nice. Either I'm finally getting more comfortable in the 58 and getting better with the lift work, or that machine is just super nice to fly for lift jobs, because it sure made the job go smoothly. I love this machine! It's my new favorite!


Earlier that morning I flew for KMEX. I've been working long hours and flying for so many different operators going from mission to mission. Flying news, police, construction, etc. It's really fun. Sunday I flew for FOX again for their morning show and we had such a blast. We flew out to Lancaster for the Poppies which are stunning from the air. But the harsh reality of news set in as we flew back towards hollywood to shoot video of a dead body. A woman had drowned in her pool. It's bizarre to be flying along and one moment we are on top of the world admiring the beauty we fly over, then the next we are flying over such sad news.