HISPANIOLA SPIRIT
Hispaniola’s two nations. Both the Dominican Republic and Haiti share similarities. Each country has of severe poverty.
Yet, it’s my observation that
geographic isolationism coupled with relatively few natural resources has cultivated a spirit for survival, optimism, and resourcefulness in the island’s people. seem to be a perfect and proud representation of that spirit.
It’s one thing to start a helicopter operation in a fully developed economy with infrastructure.
It’s
a completely different endeavor to create a highly successful and diverse global aviation company in a country with no civil helicopters, no related personnel, no infrastructure, and no government guidance.
In the D.R., the Castillo family and the Helidosa team have a reputation for being aviation pioneers, and I am sure that legacy will live on for many years to come. I hope to repeatedly return to this island, with frosty beer in hand, and check up on that prediction.
It’s the least I can do for our readers.
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