Category: Aviation Law

  Last night, a SkyLife air ambulance medical helicopter carrying a patient to a hospital crashed in the California San Joaquin Valley. The crew encountered heavy rain and fog. Having flown medical evacuation in combat and bad weather, I can attest to the pressure, chaos, and uncertainty involved in getting to the point of injury […]

I still remember my first helicopter flight at Naval Air Station Whiting Field. It was 2001 on a hot and humid summer day in the Florida panhandle. I had just aced the first brief with my flight instructor. At this point, as a Marine Corps student naval aviator, I already had a little over one […]

Flying emergency medical service helicopters is dangerous. Having flown medical evacuation in combat, I can attest to the pressure, chaos, and uncertainty involved in getting to the point of injury and airlifting a critically injured person to a medical center within the “golden hour.” I’ve lost a few friends who died flying or air-crewing these […]