Chinook Helicopter Pilot Earl Watters - Explains What It Takes To Fight Wildfires From the Air and The Risk Pilots Take To Protect the Lives and Property of People on the Ground

21/08/2024 1h 29min
Chinook Helicopter Pilot Earl Watters - Explains What It Takes To Fight Wildfires From the Air and The Risk Pilots Take To Protect the Lives and Property of People on the Ground

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Episode Synopsis

After 30 years of experience and 20 thousand hours in helicopter, Chinook Helicopter Pilot Earl Watters explains what it takes to be one of the Elite firefighting helicopter pilots.
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Earl Watters walks us through the day to day operation of the helicopter, and explains the inherent dangers of Fighting wildfires from the air. Earl Watters also explains the hardships that come with being away from family and the sacrifices that he has had to make to be one of the best. 

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