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 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?


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          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 


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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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