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Finding Beauty in the Valleys
Flying helicopters on the Big Island comes with its own kind of magic. One of my favorites is what we call a valley rip . The coastline...
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Sep 22, 20252 min read


I Blinked… and I’m 18 Months into Flight School?!?!
May 2024 after passing my RPH check ride! It’s hard to believe that in February 2024 I walked into Mauna Loa Helicopters to begin...
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Jun 7, 20254 min read


Patience, not patients, starting over.
One thing that time.... I have been in the medical field for 33 years now. Having worked in pre-hospital, hospital, and medical...
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Oct 26, 20244 min read


Helicopter Flight School: research - check, prep - check, reality -WOW!
As I sit here and reflect over the last 9 months of flight school, I realize that I greatly under estimated what it would be like going...
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Oct 18, 20243 min read
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