The Worldwide Adventures of a Helicopter Pilot ... the rest of the story
"Captain Bill Collier is arguably the most experienced helicopter pilot in the world. Unsettled by PTSD after 43 months of combat flying in the Vietnam war, he returned to civilian flying with a need to be constantly on the move.
Captain Bill flew four summers in Alaska, months in Saudi Arabia, two years in the South Pacific, and decades around the USA. He landed atop Mount Whitney, fought forest fires, rescued people, lifted crashed airplanes off mountain tops, crop dusted, became an expert at lifting heavy machinery to the tops of tall buildings, barnstormed fairs, acted as test pilot, and much more. His last gig was as senior pilot for Orange County Fire Department in Southern California.
He flew 40 different kinds of helicopters in 13 countries and 27 states. He flew for 22 different companies or government entities and had at least a dozen whisker-thin close calls with violent, fiery, slicing-dicing death-by-helicopter!
If you are a helicopter pilot, a fixed-wing pilot, or simply love true-life travel and adventure stories, you will enjoy Captain Bill's book, an honest human, somewhat self-deprecating, and sometimes amusing look at the real world of helicopter flying."
Captain Bill flew four summers in Alaska, months in Saudi Arabia, two years in the South Pacific, and decades around the USA. He landed atop Mount Whitney, fought forest fires, rescued people, lifted crashed airplanes off mountain tops, crop dusted, became an expert at lifting heavy machinery to the tops of tall buildings, barnstormed fairs, acted as test pilot, and much more. His last gig was as senior pilot for Orange County Fire Department in Southern California.
He flew 40 different kinds of helicopters in 13 countries and 27 states. He flew for 22 different companies or government entities and had at least a dozen whisker-thin close calls with violent, fiery, slicing-dicing death-by-helicopter!
If you are a helicopter pilot, a fixed-wing pilot, or simply love true-life travel and adventure stories, you will enjoy Captain Bill's book, an honest human, somewhat self-deprecating, and sometimes amusing look at the real world of helicopter flying."
