If it's the one I read about, he was going where the Chinooks couldn't
And getting in everyone’s way while doing it. You can’t freelance in an operation like that, you’ve got to be coordinated.
The issue is limited airspace. A small helicopter helping two people is great. What isn't as great is when it's interfering with a large helicopter trying to help 50 people. He didn't clear his flights or flight path with anyone doing disaster relief.
Saw this story of a private helo pilot who called a bunch of his private helo friends to help about two hours after I’d read about 30+ air near-collisions. www.kgw.com/article/news...
The Vancouver native turned NASCAR Hall of Famer also got his friends to help, as Helene's aftermath continues to devastate thousands.
"going where the Chinooks couldn't" I'm sorry, what? Where? How?!?!?!