Christmas

The festive season is nearly amongst us. I'm sure you are getting excited to spend time with your families, have a well-deserved break and enjoy some outdoor activities over the beautiful Hawke’s Bay Summer. As is the case for all emergency services, we will still be available for you and the rest of our community no matter what day or time. Our missions always increase over the Summer period and many people in our wonderful region will require our help in what could be one of the hardest days of their life. We will be there if you need us.  

Recently, I completed one of the hardest missions of my Helicopter Pilot Career. I have flown over 9600 hours, in New Zealand, Australia and all over Asia. A Rescue Helicopter Pilot must have at least 2000 hours to be able to gain this role. We are flying into a wide range of areas with all sorts of risks and we have to have the experience to deal with that. I pride myself on pushing my skills to the safest limit possible to ensure we can be there for whomever may need us.