Category Archives: helicopter firefighting

A Helicopter Made Worse

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Heligypsy

Spring time in Northern Saskatchewan. Unless you are a fly-in-fishing sort of person you most likely know very little about this Canadian Province. It is known as one of the prairie provinces based on the 30% that is actually prairie. … Continue reading →

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Flying down to Ensenada

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Heligypsy

Well, actually, I was driving. Fast. I was late, even though I was up at 04:00 and had crossed the border at Tijuana without incident. My helicopter was sitting at an airport on the coast south of Ensenada, Mexico. The … Continue reading →

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More from Mexico…….

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Heligypsy

The Conifor (Mexican forest service) is always interesting to work with. I enjoyed running my own show in Ensenada, but it had its price. These folks will kill you if you let them. We had two fires in three days. … Continue reading →

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Here and Now

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Heligypsy

  Paula once asked me if I ever just sit back and enjoy a moment without thinking about the downside. The answer is that I do,but not for long.I suppose you may construe that as a character defect but it … Continue reading →

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The Last 10 Days

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Heligypsy

Sunday Morning on CBS, has long been one of my favorite shows on television. It has held onto its faithful followers and its early morning time slot means that it competes with cartoons, evangelists (same thing) and infomercials. The show … Continue reading →

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Holding the Line

Posted on July 22, 2007 by Heligypsy

Summertime and the living isn’t always easy, here in Greece. My assignment is firefighting with a SkyCrane based in Athens. The flying we do with this impressive aircraft is called I.A. or initial attack. It is a simple program, get … Continue reading →

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