Author : Kate Hayler
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,71 MB
Release : 2003-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780786819829
Charlie and his Tough Helicopter zoom to save the ships at sea when the lighthouse light goes out in a rough storm.
Author : Ken Wishaw
Publisher : Ripplemakers Pty Ltd
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 20,12 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781405035682
Autobiography of Australia's first full-time helicopter doctor. Describes his passion for flying, his crew membership of the Surf Life Saving Association rescue helicopter, and his role in developing the operations of CareFlight. Tells of the many helicopter rescues he has made. Includes full-colour photos. Foreword by Dr Fran Smith. Author is a doctor with specialist qualification in anaesthesia, who teaches advanced resuscitation and crisis management skills to other anaesthetists.
Author : Colonel Edward L. Fleming
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 18,82 MB
Release : 2004-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780471264361
Advance praise for Heart of the Storm "Col. Ed Fleming tells a story of true heroism about the constant dangers faced by the pilots and crews who fly the most versatile-and vulnerable-aircraft in the skies today." -John Glenn, former U.S. senator, astronaut, and bestselling author of John Glenn: A Memoir "To risk your life to save a stranger is the highest mark of a human being. Ed Fleming is such a man, and this book is a great read." -Dr. Jerri Nielsen, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Ice Bound "Filled with suspense and emotion, Heart of the Storm reads like a thriller-but it's all true. Ed Fleming has led a dramatic and interesting life, and this book portrays it in living color." -Robert K. Tanenbaum, New York Times bestselling author of Resolved and Absolute Rage
Author : Danica Winters
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 13,19 MB
Release : 2024-01-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0369743911
They survived the crash Can they endure the aftermath? Walking away from a helicopter crash should have been a relief to search and rescue pilot Casper Keller. Yet after a trek through the Montana mountains with volunteer Kristin Loren, Casper learns their chopper has been sabotaged. Casper hadn’t intended on sticking close to Kristin, hoping the intense connection they’d formed would somehow disappear. But with their lives still on the line, he’s not about to let her out of his sight. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in the Big Sky Search and Rescue series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Helicopter Rescue Book 2: Swiftwater Enemies
Author : United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 30,68 MB
Release : 1954
Category : Airplane crash survival
ISBN :
Author : Jason R. Fortenbacher
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 2017-08-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781389763410
Photographer Jason Fortenbacher has captured the intense training that the Snohomish County Helicopter Rescue Team undergoes year round through his inspirational pictures. "Support the Last Resort" tells the behind the scenes story of what it takes to keep a world class helicopter rescue team proficient on the complexity of high altitude mountain rescue. The net proceeds of this book go directly to the Team in order to enable their life-saving mission.
Author : Mr Rob Thomas
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 20,74 MB
Release : 2017-07-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781928276753
Helicopter rescue techniques is a unique resource for rescue practitioners. It covers not only then techniques associated with conducting rescue using helicopters but also the underpinning knowledge needed to avoid disaster, including: - Physics of flight - Accident cause & prevention - Helicopter types - Moving around helicopters - Helicopters as transport - Hoisting operations - Short-haul operations - Water rescue techniques - Night rescue considerations. The book is packed with clear, simple illustrations as well as numerous real-life examples.
Author : Beckie Williams
Publisher : Tide Mill Press
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 41,20 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Toy and movable books
ISBN : 9781846661785
Children will love 'playing pilot' with this magnetic wand book. Follow the rhyming story and manoeuvre the magnetic helicopter through eleven exciting scenes. A fun way to improve hand-eye coordination skills and encourage imaginative play.
Author : Dan McKinnon
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 14,97 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Helicopter pilots
ISBN : 9780071391191
Naval aviator Dan McKinnon recounts the dramatic at-sea rescues conducted during his anything-but-peaceful peacetime service in the US Navy from 1956-1959. Rescue accounts include an ejected test-pilot; a crew member washed overboard their air carrier flight deck; and an amazing mission in the Red China Seas. The long shipboard assignments common to Navy history of time period are also portrayed along with details of flight training and survival training.
Author : Chris L. Demarest
Publisher : Margaret K. McElderry Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,41 MB
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780689851612
A thirty-foot yacht, adrift well out to sea, sends, "MAYDAY! MAYDAY! Please respond to our plea!" Hearing this call for help, the United States Coast Guard leaps into action. A team of four highly trained rescue specialists head out in an H-60 Jayhawk helicopter. Battling fierce conditions, the Coast Guard team finally locates the disabled boat, rescues the crew, treats injured passengers, and carries them back to safety. Complemented by dramatic, striking illustrations, Chris L. Demarest's text brings into vivid focus one of the many important jobs performed by the U.S. Coast Guard. A detailed author's note provides additional information about the search-and-rescue process, making this a terrific book for any school or home library.
