At the debrief for the rescue the other night (see “Very Luck”) the helicopter pilot said he had some photos that a news photographer sent him of a rescue we were on over a year and half ago at Raven Rock along the AT in VA.

That is me being lowered:


This is the patient being hoisted:


Unfortunately, the patient did not survive.

Pete

While offering saddened feelings for the lost patient, I do want to point out that you've got a beautiful bird you're flying on!

Sorry the victim didn't make it, but sometimes that happens. Great bird, not a bad tee shirt either...

Here is a beautiful rescue bird

Indeed it is. I was always partial to the ones with refueling probes. I minigun or two doesn't hurt either...

Yeah, I thought miniguns with blank ammo would have been the perfect way to respond to people shooting at Medevac birds in New Orleans.

blank ammo...what are you talking about? i think they should shoot back!

Yup. As long as you KNOW that you are shooting at the guy who shot at you. And with a minigun, there better be a real good backstop behind your target, or there is no telling what might also get hit. Mini's can make a hole thru a lot of stuff...

Do you know if that helo is a varient of the Coast Guard's HH65 Dolphin? They look quite similar, and not many helos come with a rescue hoist...

Here's a pic I took of a Dolphin as it took off from our flight deck...

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Matt

sorry, seems like that didn't work. I'll figure out how to post the picture when I get back from class this morning...