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Pro What is your current position?
at Firehawk Helicopters, Inc. At Firehawk Black Hawks and four BHI H60 Hawks productions. Previously I spent 17 years I was a test engineer and the last eight years I was a test pilot. Concurrent with my time at Sikorsky I was also in the US decade.
of an aircraft was with my friend Dave Bulos in his Piper Cherokee 235. He taxied it out to the runway at the Airport in Stuart, Florida, pushed the throttle forward and immediately hooked.
Alex Anduze
How did you get your start in helicopters?
test engineer at Sikorsky Aircraft. I was (Sports Car Club of America) series. My passion of being in control of machines and my engineering work in helicopters started blending. Before I knew it, all I test helicopters.
helicopters? Or did they choose you?
Palm Beach,Florida. I loved it, but I wanted to get paid doing it. I walked into the chief proper experience, then come talk to me.” So I did!
commercially?
After following the chief pilot’s advice and joining the US Army Reserves, I went on pilot. This school gave the knowledge and experience required to apply for a production test pilot position at Sikorsky Aircraft. I got the job and did production
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If you were not in the helicopter industry, what else would you see yourself doing?
I probably would be building and racing cars. I really loved it and wish I could still do it for a hobby, but there are just not enough hours in a day. I do still help crew a small race car team here in Florida whenever I get the chance.
What do you enjoy doing on your days
I like taking my wife and kids to North County Airport (F45) in West Palm Beach vintage Sikorsky helicopter. We also enjoy taking our boat out to the intercoastal waterways here in Florida.
What is your greatest career accomplishment to date?
I am very honored to have been a soldier in the U.S. Army. Nothing compares to the comradery that you feel when you launch on a combat mission. Also, last summer I California, Oregon, and Washington. We were fortunate enough to be part of the homes on the Okanogan Complex in Omak, Washington. That was a humbling and rewarding experience to see such immediate results of the team’s hard work.
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